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Home Town Elk Garden
Date of Passing Mar 07, 1964
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T/5 STANLEY JACKSON COLEMAN WAS A COAL MINER LIVING NEAR DAVIS, WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 6 APRIL 1942. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH THE 592ND ENGINEER BOAT AND SHORE REGIMENT AS A COXSWAIN FROM 23 MARCH 1943 UNTIL 24 SEPTEMBER 1945. T/4 COLEMAN WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT AMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA AT THE TIME HE HAD ALSO SERVED ONE MONTH WITH THE 21ST REPLACMENT DEPOT. STANLEY COLEMAN PASSED AWAY 7 MARCH 1964 AT THE NEWTON V.A. HOSPITAL IN MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGNIA.
Stanley was the son of Thomas N. Coleman and Nellie (Nogel) Coleman. Stanley died in Baker V.A. Center in Martinsburg, but his residence was Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
Description (Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.
