Coler, Eugene Seeley, Col

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

 Last Photo   Personal Details 

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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/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945

Description
Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
December / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

763rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)

762nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

355th Wing - Desert Lightning

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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