World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald Emmett 'Archie' Coleman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elmira, New York
Honored By
Charles E. Coleman
Relationship
nephew
DONALD EMMETT 'ARCHIE' COLEMAN (1922-1985), U.S. ARMY SERVED AS A PFC ATTACHED TO COMPANY F, 7TH INFANTRY, 3RD DIVISION. HE WAS PART OF THE ALLIED INVADING FORCE IN ITALY AND WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN LATINA ON 21 OCTOBER 1943 FOR WHICH HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.