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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Louis Byron 'L. B.' Coates, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cushing, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD'S 45TH DIVISION UNTIL 1940. THEN SERVED IN THE NAVY SEABEES, MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE RATING OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN 1945.