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- Name:
- William B. Cofield
- State of Birth:
- MT
- Home State:
- FL
- Gender
- Male
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Drafted
- Branch of Service
- Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service
- 36th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group
- Location of Service
- Keesler Field, Mississippi; Boca Raton, Florida; RAF Rackheath, England; RAF Cheddington, England; RAF Oulton, England; European Theater
- Battles/Campaigns
- Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Central Europe, Rhineland
- Highest Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Prisoner of War
- No
- War or Conflict
- Cold War
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1948-1973
- Entrance into Service
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Unit of Service
- 1st Experimental Guided Missile Group; Air Proving Ground Test Group; Air Force Institute of Technology; 11th Bomb Wing; 307th Bomb Wing; 551st Strategic Missile Squadron; 2nd Air Force
- Location of Service
- Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Great Neck, New York; Carswell, Texas; Tokyo, Japan; Hickham, Hawaii; Lincoln, Nebraska; Little Rock, Arkansas; Barksdale, Louisiana; Washington, DC
- Highest Rank
- Colonel
- Prisoner of War
- No
- Service History Note
- The veteran also served at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); 208th Strategic Missile Wing; Pacific Air Force Headquarters; and Far East Air Force Headquarters.
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- Type of Resource:
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Interviewer:
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Kerry Ward
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Library of Congress
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Library of Congress
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Library of Congress
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Library of Congress
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/116139
- Subjects:
- Cofield, William B.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- Cold War--Personal Narratives
- United States. Air Force.
- Cite as:
- William B. Cofield Collection
(AFC/2001/001/116139), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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