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Old 13th February 2012, 16:00
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Re: Alfred J. Coppel - Unit identity

NAMECOPPEL#ALFRED#J######### COPPEL#ALFRED#J######### RESIDENCE: STATE91 CALIFORNIA RESIDENCE: COUNTY085 SANTA CLARA PLACE OF ENLISTMENT9151 MOFFET FLD CALIFORNIA DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY18 18 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH03 03 DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR42 42 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATIONPVT# Private GRADE: CODE8 Private BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATIONAC# Air Corps BRANCH: CODE20 Air Corps FIELD USE AS DESIRED# # TERM OF ENLISTMENT5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law LONGEVITY### ### SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL0 Civil Life NATIVITY91 CALIFORNIA YEAR OF BIRTH21 21 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP1 White, citizen EDUCATION7 3 years of college CIVILIAN OCCUPATION002 Actors and actresses MARITAL STATUS6 Single, without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY6 Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 CARD NUMBER# # BOX NUMBER0302 0302 FILM REEL NUMBER3.24# 3.24# Information from the NARA Achives.

NAME - COPPEL#ALFRED
STATE - CALIFORNIA
COUNTY - SANTA CLARA
PLace of Enlistment - MOFFET FLD CALIFORNIA
DATE - 3-18-1942
RANK - Private
Branch - Air Corps
AGE - 21
Race and Citizenship - White, citizen
Education - 3 years of college
Civilian Occupation - Actors and actresses
Marital Status - Single, without dependents

So he joined the USAAF at the right time to serve in the 9th AF. Does anyone know how to obtain a list of the Aviation Classes.i.e. , 42-SE-?

He was still flying in February 1945 when he suffered an accident in California.
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