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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas J. Coupe

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Moore-Demoret Chapter 17 DAV

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Activity During WWII

BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP YOUNG, CALIFORNIA; DESERT TRAINING, YUMA, ARIZONA 3 MONTHS; FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 3 MONTHS; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING WITH NAVY, CAMP PICKETT, VIRGINIA, 3 MONTHS. SHIPPED TO EUROPEAN THEATER, OCTOBER 1943. STATIONED AND TRAINED IN ENGLAND, SWANSEA, WALES; WITH SPECIALIZED UNITS. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH, D-DAY, 2ND WAVE. WOUNDED BY GERMAN 88 FRAGMENT, IN THE RIGHT MANDIBLE AND RIGHT SHOULDER. FLOWN BACK TO U.S. AND HOSPITALIZED FOR 19 MONTHS. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBONS WITH BRONZE BATTLE STAR, BRONZE ARROWHEAD, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE.