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Personal info

Full name
COATES, Andrew David Jr
Date of birth
30 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
West Union, Steuben County, New York
Hometown
Steuben County, New York

Military service

Service number
42022249
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 49

Immediate family

Members
Andrew D. Coates (father)
Bernadine E. Coates (mother)
Dennison R. Coates (brother)
Dorothy Coates (wife)
Carlton Coates (son)
William A. Coates (son)

More information

Pfc Andrew D. Coates Jr. enlisted on 16 August 1943 at Buffalo, New York.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1925 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet