World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin Jacobs Coplan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
Linda Coplan McCarty & Benjamin Coplan, Jr.
Relationship
Daughter & Son
CAPTAIN COPLAN SERVED IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AT EDGEWOOD ARSENAL AND THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE. HIS EXPERTISE IN METALLURGY AND SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF ALUMINUM AND IRON ORE WERE VITAL TO THE WAR EFFORT.