World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Thomas Coates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cunningham, North Carolina
Honored By
Dorothy Brooks Coates
Relationship
Wife
INFANTRYMAN, COMPANY K, 343RD REGIMENT, 56TH INFANTRY DIVISION BLACK HAWKS; EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. SUPPLY SERGEANT FOR 86TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE PHILIPPINES. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON.