World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eduguardo Martin Coppola
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
He received his Naval pilot wings and flew fighters at Guadalcanal and later flew aboard the USS Wasp. He returned to the US and became a fighter pilot instructor. He retired from the Navy in 1973 as a Captain.