World War II Honoree

Maynard Freeman Coates

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brighton, Massachusetts

Honored By

David Coates

Relationship

Son

SERVED 1942-1945. RANK: STAFF SERGEANT. B-17G GUNNER POSITION, BALL TURRET. SERVED AT LOWERY ARMY AIR BASE IN DENVER, COLORADO; AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL IN KINGMAN, ARIZONA. 711TH SQUADRON, 447TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE IN RATTLESDEN, ENGLAND; 773TH SQUADRON, 463RD BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE IN FOGGIA, ITALY. SHOT DOWN IN B-17G ON MISSION WITH THE 463RD BOMB GROUP TO BOMB BERLIN. TAKEN POW AND WAS HELD IN STALAG VII-A IN MOOSBURG, GERMANY BY THE GERMAN ARMY UNTIL APRIL 29, 1945 WHEN THE CAMP WAS LIBERATED BY COMBAT TEAM A OF THE 14TH ARMORED DIVISION.