World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Frank Coates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Alabama
Honored By
His Family & War Veterans Madison County
PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. HE RECEIVED THE CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF THE JUBILEE OF LIBERTY GIVEN BY THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE TO HONOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE INVASION OF NORMANDY.