World War II Honoree

John Arnold Coleman, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Baltimore, Maryland

Honored By

Paige C. Sober & John Arnold Coleman, Jr.

Relationship

Daughter & Son

SERVED WITH 88TH ENGINEERS, 3RD ARMY IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; HEAVY PONTOON BATTALION. BUILT BRIDGES FOR TROOPS TO ADVANCE OVER THE SEINE, MOSELLE, RHINE, MAIN AND DANUBE RIVERS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. SAW ACTION IN FRANCE, GERMANY, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE 88TH WAS ACTIVE JUNE 1941 TO NOVEMBER 1945.