World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Cohen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joseph Cohen
DRAFTED, APRIL 1941. SERVED IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE AS CAPTAIN IN THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. IN CHARGE OF MODIFYING M-4 TANKS BY PUTTING METAL PLATES ON THEM. ALSO IN CHARGE OF WATERPROOFING PLAN FOR THE D-DAY INVASION. TAUGHT THE TROOPS HOW TO WATERPROOF THEIR EQUIPMENT. IN CHARGE OF ENEMY TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREPARED A MANUEL DEPICTING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT USED BY THE GERMANS FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR. DISCHARGED, FEBRUARY 1946.