Coan, Vern Edward

1915 - 1945  (29 years)

• Name	Coan, Vern Edward
  Birth	8 Dec 1915	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COAN.V001
  _FGRAVE	44900055
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company A, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry ("Red Arrow Division") Division, United States Army  [1]
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		32nd Infantry Division ("Red Arrow Division"), United States Army
  		32nd Infantry Division ("Red Arrow Division"), United States Army
  Death	5 Mar 1945	Philippines   [1]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	26 Jul 1948	Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I48632	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Coan, Frank J.,   b. 4 Jan 1888   d. 16 Sep 1967 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Derler, Bertha Marie,   b. 1895   d. 1971 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F17744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Dec 1915 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 26 Jul 1948 - Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14310] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Coan, Vern E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44900055/vern-edward-coan), none. (Reliability: 2).