| Name |
Coggin, Chester O. |
| Birth |
30 Jun 1918 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
COGG.C002 |
| _FGRAVE |
33974913 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, 321st Army Air Forces Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3] |
- Corporal, B-24 Liberator, 321st Squadron (Bombs Away), 90th Bomb Group 'Jolly Rogers', 5th Air Force, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Member of Henry Chovanec crew. Killed in Action, April 30, 1943. His plane crashed during a supply drop near the Negifi Village area. Awarded the purple heart.
Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2415052
Inducted on February 3, 1942. Trained as an aerial photographer and assigned to the 361st Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group flying B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. Departed the Continental U.S. on September 4, 1942 bound for Hawaii for additional training and then on to Australia and New Guinea, where his unit joined the 5th Air Force operating in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Corporal Coggin was killed in action during a combat mission on April 30, 1943. Earned The Purple Heart Medal and was otherwise eligible posthumously for The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honored at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1899836
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.
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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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Chester O. Coggin (1918-1943)
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World War II Honoree, Coggin, Chester O. (1918-1943)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Military Service Ribbons, Coggin, Chester O. (1918-1943)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States Army Air Forces
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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World War II
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United States Army Air 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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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,… |
| Death |
30 Apr 1943 [1, 4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
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B-24D-53-CO Liberator Serial Number 42-40352
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| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Coggin, Chester O.
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Headstone, Coggin, Chester O.
Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton |
| Person ID |
I42972 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
16 Oct 2023 |
English
1918 - 1943 (24 years)
