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COY, Leroy Andrew - Date of
birth
24 October 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Wood Lake, Cherry County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Fremont County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-741481 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
563rd Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 March 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roy D. Coy (father)
Philomena C. (Adcock) Coy (mother)
Francis Coy (sister)
Thomas Coy (brother)
Helen (Matthews) Coy (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3548 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Little Willie
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 3593
More information
2nd Lt Leroy A. Coy graduated from Randolph High School and worked on his father's farm.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Des Moines, Iowa on 31 March 1942. He trained in California, Texas, and New Mexico and was commissioned a lieutenant and received his wings in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 27 March 1943.
Lt Davis in a/c 42-548, was hit by flak at the Northern defenses of the Rhur Valley. He left the formation with the engines smoking but under control. Shortly afterwards, the crew bailed out and the plane blew-up. The enlisted men were in Stalag I, Barth, Germany. Served as an air force bombardier. Shot down over the English Channel on a bombing mission to Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.388bg.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Bonus Case file, www.newspapers.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Linda Ruff