World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Thomas Coxey, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cresson, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jean E. Coxey and John T. Coxey III
Relationship
Wife and Son
SERGEANT,SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, 8TH AIR FORCE, 398TH BOMB GROUP, 602ND BOMB SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN APRIL 11, 1945. LIBERATED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 24, 1945 BY THE 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND THE 10TH ARMORED DIVISION OF PATTON'S 3RD ARMY.