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.