World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph F. Coady
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Minersville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jacy Needles
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 41ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 7TH AIR FORCE AS A B-25 BOMBER PILOT IN AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, WESTERN PACIFIC, CHINA OFFENSIVE AND RYUKYUS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.