World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John A. Coleman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ella M. Coleman
Relationship
Granddaughter
STATIONED AS A LONGSHOREMAN, WITH THE FIGHTING SEABEES, IN THE PHILIPPINES. HE WAS ON A SHIP, ON HIS WAY TO JAPAN, WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER AND THE SHIP TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT HIM HOME.