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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John N. Coleman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Costa Mesa, California

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT. CO-PILOT ON A B-24 NAMED 'FLYING OUTHOUSE WITH WINGS'. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON A MISSION TO MUNICH, GERMANY ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1944. INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND. ESCAPED IN JANUARY 1945.