World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence Augustus Coogan, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
Bertha M. Coogan
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 2523RD ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A PILOT TWIN ENGINE IN THE BALKANS, NORTHERN APENNINES, PO VALLEY AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, 1 OVERSEAS BAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.