Coil, Leon Croughan 'Toad'

1909 - 1980  (71 years)

• Name	Coil, Leon Croughan 'Toad'
  Birth	13 Aug 1909  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COIL.L001
  _FGRAVE	19420625
  Military Service	World War II, Chief Carpenter's Mate, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Drafted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on October 29, 1943 at Naval Receiving Station, Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp and further training at Camp Perry, Virginia and at Terminal Island, California. Served aboard the Attack Transports USS Kenton APA-122 and the USS Bandera APA-131. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Chief Carpenter's Mate on December 8, 1945 at Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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=2053007
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Military Service Ribbons, Coil, Leon Croughan 'Toad' (1909-1980) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Coil, Leon Croughan (1909-1980)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia
  		Carpenter's Mate, United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California
  		USS Kenton (APA-122), United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		USS Bandera (APA-131), United States Navy
  		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. …
  Death	19 Dec 1980  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Coil, Lavina and Croughan
  Person ID	I32661	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Coil, Leon,   b. 1883   d. 1934 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Croughan, Maleta Alconzo 'Connie',   b. 1883   d. 4 Mar 1942 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F13570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George, Lavina,   b. 14 Oct 1908, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 19 Dec 1991, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1940
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 4 months - She : 32 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Coil, G.   2. Coil, Gale Croughan,   b. 9 Jun 1944, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Mar 1999, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F13571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S10079] (Reliability: 2). [S10080] (Reliability: 2). [S14828] (Reliability: 2).