World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Chester O. Coggin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clay County, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL, B-24 LIBERATOR, 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF HENRY CHOVANEC CREW. KILLED IN ACTION, APRIL 30, 1943. HIS PLANE CRASHED DURING A SUPPLY DROP NEAR THE NEGIFI VILLAGE AREA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.