World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Winston Coleman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1939. HE WAS LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE AND WAS KILLED IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH AT SEA JUNE 7, 1943. HE IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE HONOLULU MEMORIAL, HONOLULU, HAWAII.