http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 30 December 2022 COOGANs killed in the service of the United States during the Second World War [AKA World War II] (1941-1945): ***Note - not a complete listing*** Name Rank Unit Date of Death COOGAN, E H SKC (Navy) 09 JAN 1945 * COOGAN, G C FO (AAir Corps) 8th Fight Sq, 49th Fight Gr 06 SEP 1945 * COOGAN, J C SSGT (A Air Corps) 772nd Bomb Sq, 463rd Bomb Gr 18 MAY 1944 * COOGAN, M F PVT 18 NOV 1944 * COOGAN, W J WOJG (Army) COOGAN, W R TSGT (Army) 289th Inf Reg, 75th Inf Div 04 MAY 1945 *********************** Known Burials/Memorials (chronologically by death date): ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, William J. [2123167] Warrant Officer Junior Grade, US Army (entered service in Christian County, IL) killed ? Religion: Catholic Buried: IL ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, John C. [32608809] SSGT (Staff Sergeant), US Army Air Force (entered service in NJ) killed 18 MAY 1944, Ploesti, Romania (in action - air mission) Religion: Catholic Buried: Romania Reinterred: [04 OCT 1943], Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium [location AKA Neuville-en-Condroz Permanent Cemetery] PLOT C, ROW 2, GRAVE 15 Awards - Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster source: Death Notice in "New York Times" on 30 AUG 1944 [PAGE 10] under the title "Latest Casualties Reported by the Army" "KILLED", "NEW YORK", "Mediterranean Area", "COOGAN, S/Sgt. JOHN C.; wife Mrs. Katherine K. Coogan, Monsey" http://www.findagrave.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, Martin F. Jr. [32987417] Private, US Army killed 18 NOV 1944, France (in action) Religion: Catholic Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, [Rockaway Beach], NY (in APR 1948) parents: Martin F. Coogan, Sr., 35-47 64th St., Woodside, NY source: Death Notice in "Brooklyn Eagle" on 11 MAR 1945 [PAGE 16] under the title "78 Area Soldiers Killed in Action" Notice of his body's return to the US in "Wave of Long Island" on 08 APR 1948 under and article with the title "Pvt. Martin F. Coogan, Jr." http://fultonhistory.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, Edward Howard [or Howard Edward] [05655620] S2C (Seaman Second Class), US Navy (entered service in CA) killed 06 JAN 1945 (kamikaze attack in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines) (in action) Religion: Protestant Buried: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI [AKA Honolulu ABMC Memorial ?] PLOT 8-972 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Charley L. Coogan, Box 1085, Salida, CA Notes: stone says "ARKANSAS" - birth date of 01 OCT 1925 source: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/navy/california/c.htm http://www.findagrave.com http://www.navylog.org (conduct search for him on the website) Lost at Sea log for USS "Columbia" (CL-56) - 06 JAN 1945 ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, William R. [31328696] TSGT (Technical Sergeant), US Army (entered service in CT) killed 04 APR 1945 [or 04 MAY 1945] Religion: ? Buried: American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands [AKA Netherlands American (ABMC) Cemetery ?] PLOT I, ROW 11, GRAVE 20 Awards - Bronze Star, Purple Heart source: http://www.findagrave.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Coogan, George C. [4314] Flight Officer, US Army Air Force killed 06 SEP 1945 (missing until 11 MAR 1949 ?) (non battle - flying P-38 mission from Okinawa to Japanese Mainland) Religion: Protestant Buried: Mount Greenwood [Chicago, IL ?] parents: George and Olive Coogan, Chicago, IL source: http://www.iltrails.org/cook/wwiicas.html "Chicago Tribune", 11 MAR 1949 Additional Notes (provided by Don Chan): Flight Officer George C. Coogan Jr. (22) 8th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF, USAAF Thursday, 6 September 1945 (P-38) During flight from Japan to Occupied Okinawa, crash-landed near Motobu Town, Occupied Okinawa Pilot killed and body recovered ___________________________________________________________________________