Papers, 1943-1945.

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Papers, 1943-1945.

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Personal military papers, letter, and celebration program pertaining to Coenen, a Neenah, Wis. native, who served with the 487th Bomb Group in Europe during World War II.

0.1 linear ft. (2 folders)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 487th.

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Coenen, Clayton J., 1916-

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Coenen (1916-2009) was born in DePere, Wisconsin and grew up in Menasha, graduating high school in 1937. He played football for the University of Wisconsin for two years before joining the Air Force in 1942. Coenen served as a bombardier instructor in Childress (Texas) until 1943 when he was deployed to Lavenham (England). Coenen was the lead bombardier on twenty-four combat missions over Germany and central Europe and participated in the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle ...