Coble, James R.

1923 - 1988  (65 years)

• Name	Coble, James R.
  Birth	1923
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COBL.J003
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 873rd Chemical Company, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 11, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Chemical Warfare Service, completed basic training, assigned to the 873rd Chemical Company and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Toxic Gas Handler (786). Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on September 20, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 7, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. 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=2059882
  		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
  		James R. Coble World War II, Private First Class, 873rd Chemical Company, United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Coble, James R. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		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, Coble, James R.
  Death	Oct 1988
  Person ID	I26711	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Coble, Alonzo Corwin,   b. 19 Apr 1889   d. 1 May 1967 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Moats, Grace Orpha,   b. 2 Oct 1888, Illinois d. 4 Apr 1959 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F11371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7271] World War II Honoree, James R. Coble, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059882) (Reliability: 2).