Coler, Eugene Seeley, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Primary Unit
1951-1953, 7th Air Division
Service Years
1942 - 1953
Colonel

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1896
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Newark, New Jersey
Last Address
Gerrards Cross,
Buckinghamshire, England

Date of Passing
Aug 30, 1953
 
Location of Interment
Green Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Lot 25616, section 140

 Official Badges 

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He destroyed 16 enemy aircraft in aerial combat while flying with the Royal Air Force in 1918.
He became a doctor between the wars and was a medical officer in WWII and afterwards.
 

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Coler
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/coler.php
http://www.319thbombgroup.com/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105920165

   


WWII - European Theater of Operations/Tunisia Campaign (1942-43)
From Month/Year
November / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 1943

Description
(Tunisia Campaign 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943) Having gained Algeria, the Allies quickly turned eastward, hoping to take Tunis and Bizerte before the Germans could send reinforcements into Tunisia. But the drive broke down short of the goal. In February 1943, after Rommel had been driven into Tunisia, the Axis took the offensive and pushed through Kasserine Pass before being stopped. With Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the battle, the Allies drove the enemy back into a pocket around Bizerte and Tunis, where Axis forces surrendered in May. Thus Tunisia became available for launching an attack on Sicily as a preliminary to an assault on Italy.  
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1943
To Month/Year
May / 1943
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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