World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Edwin Coleman, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hampton, Virginia
Honored By
William Coleman, Jr.
Relationship
Son
HE WAS AT PEARL HARBOR SERVING ABOARD THE USS PHOENIX WHEN IT WAS ATTACKED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE SURVIVED THE ATTACK AND WAS ABOARD THE PHOENIX WHEN IT STEAMED OUT OF PORT LATTER THAT DAY MAKING HIM A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR.