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John Long It comes as a sudden newsflash to no one that the WWII generation is rapidly leaving us. We all can look back at friends, relatives, neighbors who proudly served in the biggest war in history but who have now passed on. It doesn’t take much perusing of the obituaries to find others of the Greatest Generation answering their final roll call. This past weekend was especially somber for those of us who admire the survivors of WWII. Two men in particular — neither of...

Archyde April 9, 2021 by archyde Charles Coolidge at a ceremony in Chattanooga, TN on November 13, 2013. JOHN RAWLSTON / AP An American veteran, who distinguished himself in fighting German troops in eastern France in 1944, died this week at the age of 99, a museum named after him has said. Charles Coolidge, oldest recipient of the Medal of Honor, America’s most prestigious military honor, died Tuesday “Peacefully” in Chattanooga, in the southeastern United States, said the National Her...

  Charles Coolidge, who was awarded the US Medal of Honor for leading an outmanned platoon against German troops and tanks in eastern France in 1944, died earlier this week at 99, according to the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Coolidge, the oldest-living recipient of the highest US war honor,  died “peacefully” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, near his birthplace of Signal Mountain, on April 6, the Heritage Center said. During World War II Coolidge fought in North Africa and then Ita...

Charles H. Coolidge Named Winner Of National George Marshall Award Tuesday, March 16, 2021 The State Funeral for World War II Veterans organization announced that World War II Technical Sergeant, Charles H. Coolidge, U.S. Army from Tennessee will receive this year’s national George Marshall Award. The honor recognizes a prominent American who best celebrates the sacrifice, resilience, and service of the 16 million women and men who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. Fiv...