Charles H. Coolidge | |
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| Born | August 4, 1921 Signal Mountain, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2021 (aged 99) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Technical Sergeant |
| Service number | 34286521 |
| Unit | Company M, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division (United States) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Medal of Honor Silver Star Bronze Star Medal Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) |
| Spouse(s) |
Frances Seepe
(m. 1945; died 2009) |
| Children | Charles H. Coolidge Jr. John Coolidge William (Bill) Coolidge |
| Other work | Bookbinder, printer |
Charles Henry Coolidge (August 4, 1921 – April 6, 2021) was a United States Army technical sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty in France during World War II.
At the time of his death, Coolidge was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the European theater of World War II, as well as the last surviving recipient to have received the medal during the war (with Hershel W. Williams receiving the medal after the war on October 5, 1945).[1]
- ^ Lange, Katie (March 4, 2019). "Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Cpl. Hershel Williams". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved April 7, 2021.