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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James William Coleman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; OFFICE OF NAVAL OFFICER PROCUREMENT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; OFFICE OF NAVAL OFFICER PROCUREMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.; V-12 UNIT, YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; AEROGRAPHER SCHOOL, NAVAL AIR STATION, LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY; AND NAVAL AIR STATION TERMINAL ISLAND, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 14-1 FLEET AIR WING 14, ABOARD USS CORREGIDOR (CVE-58). NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.