Coggin, Dennis Marion (b. 7 Apr 1919 - d. 28 Jun 1941): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1919 - 1941 (22 years)

Name	Coggin, Dennis Marion
Birth	7 Apr 1919	Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	COGG.D006
_FGRAVE	32948172
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3]
	Served stateside as a military policeman. Killed in a motorcycle accident while on furlough. Honored at the WWII memorial in his hometown. (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=1899835
		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
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
		9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables"), United States Army
		9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables"), United States Army
		60th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
		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, Coggin, Dennis Marion (1919-1941)
		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
		Dennis Marion Coggin (1919-1941)
Death	28 Jun 1941	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina [1]
Death	Cause: Killed in a motorcycle accident
Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
		Headstone, Coggin, Dennis M.
		Headstone, Coggin, Dennis M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I42973	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	15 May 2023

Father	Coggin, Ova Darling, b. 1895, Illinois d. 1962 (Age 67 years)
Mother	Reddish, Viola Blanche, b. 1894, Illinois d. 1981 (Age 87 years)
Marriage	Y [1, 4, 5]
Family ID	F9769	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 7 Apr 1919 - Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - Cause: Killed in a motorcycle accident - 28 Jun 1941 - Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
	Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources

[S13294] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Coggin, Dennis M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32948172), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).
[S14883] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Dennis Marion Coggin, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1899835) (Reliability: 2).
[S13680] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Coggin, Blanche and Ova D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32948157/ova-darling-coggin), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4176] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 21, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).