World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph J. Coote
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jersey City, New Jersey
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
LIEUTENANT. NAVIGATOR ON B-24 ' LITTLE BROWN JUG '. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 3, 1944 AND HELD AS PRISONER OF WAR.