COASTER (VETERAN WWII), KENNETH WILLIAM - Kaufman County, Texas | KENNETH WILLIAM COASTER (VETERAN WWII) - Texas Gravestone Photos

Kenneth William COASTER (VETERAN WWII)

Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery
Kaufman County,
Texas

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN
Royal Air Force Volunteer
England
World War II
unknown - September 17, 1943

Casualty of WWII, Kenneth was a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve ~ Service No: 1803392.

He was 19 and the son of Alfred and Ethel Coaster of Hayes, Middlesex, England.

Inscription:
"God's Greatest Gift
Remembrance."
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Coaster ran out of fuel and landed three miles southwest of Waxahachie and called the Terrell airfield. McDonald (his instructor), brought fuel to the site. Both Coaster and McDonald were killed when the aircraft failed to clear the trees at the end of the field on takeoff. {T.K.}

Contributed on 9/23/15 by tomannkill
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Submitted: 9/23/15 • Approved: 4/7/21 • Last Updated: 4/10/21 • R90125-G0-S3

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