World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward James Coyle, III
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT GREENSBORO ARMY AIR BASE, NORTH CAROLINA; WITH THE COLLEGE TRAINING DETACHMENT (AIRCREW) AT PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA; JEFFERSON BARRACKS AT BARNHART, MISSOURI; MACON ARMY AIR BASE (COCHRAN FIELD), GEORGIA; MAXWELL FIELD AT MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA; FORT MYERS ARMY AIR FIELD (PAGE FIELD), FLORIDA; SAN ANGELO ARMY AIR FIELD, TEXAS; HONDO ARMY AIR FIELD, TEXAS; CARLSBAD ARMY AIR FIELD, NEW MEXICO; LINCOLN ARMY AIR FIELD, NEBRASKA; MARIANNA ARMY AIR FIELD, FLORIDA; AND GREENVILLE ARMY AIR BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.