| 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2053007
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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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USS Bandera (APA-131), United States Navy
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Military Service Ribbons, Coil, Leon Croughan 'Toad' (1909-1980)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Coil, Leon Croughan (1909-1980)
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USS Kenton (APA-122), United States Navy
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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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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia
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United States Navy
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Carpenter's Mate, United States Navy
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
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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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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Terminal Island, Los Angeles County, California
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
19 Dec 1980 [1] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Coil, Lavina and Croughan
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| Person ID |
I32661 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
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| Family ID |
F13571 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2023 |
English
1909 - 1980 (71 years)
