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Personal info

Full name
COOGAN, William Robert
Date of birth
1 April 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31328696
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 April 1945
Place of death
Between Ickern and Dortmund, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 11 20

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Coogan (father)
Mary (Schwaderer) Coogan (mother)

More information

T/Sgt William R. Coogan attended high school for three years.

He enlisted on 18 March 1943 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, 1930-1940 Census, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Marianne Mihalyo (Iwo Jima / World War II Museum)