Staff sergeant John Fletcher Coston,

Staff sergeant John Fletcher Coston, United States Army Air Corps. He was born in 1917. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coston, Valley Mills, attended Cranfills Gap High. He entered the Army Air Corps, January 19, 1942, around the age of 24. He trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Barksdale Field, La., Greenville, S.C., Michigan, and California. He served in Hawaii, Australia, and New Guinea. He served in the 400th Bomber Squadron 90th Bomber, The Jolly Rogers 5th Army Air Force. He was reported Missing in Action, on February 21, 1943. Declared dead in January 21, 1946. He died around the age of 25.

The other members of B-24D #41-24017,  were

T/Sgt, Robert H Blocker of Florida.

S/Sgt, John F Coston of Texas.

1st Lt, Evan P Hughes Co-Pilot, of Tennessee

T/Sgt Alexander Kouski Ohio 

T/Sgt Bernard T Kwiatkowski New York

S/Sgt, James F Oliver Oregon 

S/Sgt, Joe B Pacheco Arizona 

1st Lt Franklin L Peck New York

1st Lt Donald A Rininsland Pilot Iowa

1st Lt Lloyd A Stuehmer Nebraska

1st Lt, Olin J Wimberly Florida.

 

 

Source:

1- MEN and WOMEN in the ARMED FORCES from BOSQUE COUNTY Texas

2- World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas

3- https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/41-24017.html

4- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=18040127&bc=sd&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1525109