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

   

 1942-1943, B-26 Marauder
From Year
1942
To Year
1943
   
Personal Memories
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 B-26 Marauder Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Martin B-26 Marauder
Length 58.23 ft | 17.75 m
Width 64.99 ft | 19.81 m
Height 19.82 ft | 6.04 m
Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-41 Double-Wasp air-cooled radial-piston engines generating 2,000hp each.
Empty Weight 22,381 lbs | 10,152 kg
MTOW 34,200 lbs | 15,513 kg
Max Speed 282 mph | 454 km/h | 245 kts
Max Range 675 miles | 1,086 km
Ceiling 23,507 ft | 7,165 m | 4.5 miles
Climb Rate 1,250 ft/min (381 m/min)
Hardpoints 1
Armament 1 x 7.7mm machine gun OR 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in nose.
1 x 7.7mm machine gun in ventral position OR 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in side fuselage position.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in dorsal turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail position

Internal Bombload Capacity of up to 5,200lbs (2,359kg).
Accommodations 7
Operators France (Free French Air Force), South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

   
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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2011
   
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  • Fleck, Wilbur
  • Fleisher, Martin, O., 1st Lt, (1942-1945)
  • Gardner, Bronson
  • Gray, Harry, L., TSgt, (1942-1945)
  • Lodawer, Isidore, 1st Lt, (1936-1946)
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