Walter W. Coolbaugh
Military Person
1918 – 1942
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Who was Walter W. Coolbaugh?
Walter Wesley Coolbaugh was born in Ransom, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1914. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve for aviation training on 14 November 1940. Serving in a scouting squadron in the Pacific, he received the Navy Cross for his gallant conduct in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. Coolbaugh was promoted to lieutenant on 1 October 1942, and lost his life in an aircraft accident 19 December 1942.
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- Born
- Aug 1, 1918
Ransom Township - Also known as
- Walter Coolbaugh
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Dec 19, 1942
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on July 23, 2013
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