World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Edwin Coddington, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Morgantown, West Virginia
Honored By
Frances Harrick
Relationship
Cousin
Enlisted in 1943, Rose to rank of Sergeant in 1944. He was with the 5th Engineer Battalion that served on Iwo Jima. This was the group that was supposed to invade Japan but was saved by the atomic bomb being dropped on Japan who surrendered. He stayed with the Battalion until it was deactivated in 1946.