Serviceman

Oma H Coker

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

15363869

Rank

S/Sgt (27 May 1944), SGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), s/Sgt (5 September 1944)

Hometown

LOUISVILLE KY; Louisville KY; Louisville, KY

Also written

Oma Coker

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 112, 176, 217

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Bayard W. Hyde Crew · 840th
• Warren Owens Crew · 840th
• Clifford E. Sigler Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Bayard W. Hyde crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Bayard W. Hyde crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Bayard W. Hyde crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 68, 14 August 1944 · Toulon · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 70, 16 August 1944 · Valence · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Bayard W. Hyde crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 82, 30 August 1944 · Novi Sad · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 85, 4 September 1944 · Genoa · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Bayard W. Hyde crew, which flew it per its history (p. 112); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 142, 26 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 143, 27 December 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Warren Owens crew, which flew it per its history (p. 176); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 155, 8 February 1945 · Vienna South · Listed with the Clifford E. Sigler crew, which flew it per its history (p. 217); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

2 entries, first 27 May 1944, last 5 September 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-05-27 840th: 612
• 1944-09-05 840th: Herring, Jr S/Sgt

National Archives pages: roll 474640174 p. 98, roll 570165454 p. 2618