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.
 

   
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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

   

 1944-1945, B-17 Flying Fortress
From Year
1944
To Year
1945
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications

Model Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Length 74.74 ft | 22.78 m
Width 103.74 ft | 31.62 m
Height 19.09 ft | 5.82 m
Engine(s) 4 x Wright Cyclone R-1820-97 radial piston engines generating 1,200 hp each.
Empty Weight 36,136 lbs | 16,391 kg
MTOW 72,003 lbs | 32,660 kg
Max Speed 287 mph | 462 km/h | 249 kts
Max Range 2,001 miles | 3,220 km
Ceiling 35,597 ft | 10,850 m | 6.7 miles
Climb Rate 540.5 ft/min (164.7 m/min)
Hardpoints 0
Armament 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered dorsal turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered "belly" turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left front "cheek" position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right front "cheek" position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left waist position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right waist position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in radio operator's midship position (removed on later models)
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered chin turret (later models)

Maximum internal bombload of 7,983 kg (17,600 lbs).
Accommodations 10
Operators United Kingdom and the United States of America.

   
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Last Updated: Oct 3, 2011
   
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