http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 11 March 2025 COOGAN story __________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Charleston Gazette" [WV], 12 FEB 1945, PAGE 2): ...other stories... [photo to right] First Lt. Charles P. Coogan (right), husband of Mrs. Helen D. Coogan of South Charleston, has been decorated with the Bronze Star medal for heroic achievement while serving in a marine infantry battalion in action against the enemy on Saipan, Marianas Islands, on June 27, 1944. He has been stationed overseas since January 1944, and also holds the Purple Heart. ...other stories... __________________________________________________________________