| Name |
Coble, Emory Meryl |
| Birth |
28 Dec 1919 |
Flora, Clay County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
COBL.E001 |
| _FGRAVE |
167880083 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th 'Buckeye' Infantry Division, United States Army [1] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on February 19, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 1, 1942 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Joined Company C, 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th 'Buckeye' Infantry Division in training and fortifying the Fiji Islands. Fought through the Northern Solomon and Luzon Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on February 12, 1945 in vicinity of Pasig River in Manila. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 13, 1945 at the Separation Center In Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2019215
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Military Service Ribbons, Coble, Emory Meryl (1919-1989)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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World War II
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37th Infantry Division ("Buckeye"), United States Army
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37th Infantry Division ("Buckeye"), United States Army
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129th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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World War II Honoree, Coble, Emory M. (1919-1989)
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| Death |
16 May 1989 |
Jefferson County, Kentucky |
| Burial |
Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
- S. Side Ad, Block 3, Lot 33, Grave #3
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| Person ID |
I26710 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Apr 2024 |
1919 - 1989 (69 years)
