Coatney, James L.

1919 - 1983  (64 years)

• Name	Coatney, James L.
  Birth	28 Jan 1919
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COAT.J001
  _FGRAVE	188423723
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Coatney, James L. (1919-1983)
  Death	9 Aug 1983
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43459	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15162] World War II Honoree, James L. Coatney, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1892005) (Reliability: 2).