- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Unit
- Company H, 185th Regimental Combat Team, 40th Infantry Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 01/03/1944 – 05/07/1945
- Date of Birth
- 08/08/1913
- Date of Death
- 05/07/1945
- Hometown
- Allen, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Campaign Star; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Liberation Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge
- Burial Location
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- New Guinea; Southern Philippines; Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operation
- Township (entering service)
- Allen
- Township (current / at death)
- Allen
- Church
- UNKNOWN
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 05/07/1945
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: New Guinea; Southern Philippines; Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operation. Church: UNKNOWN. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #35297946; born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; enlisted 01/03/1944, Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Company H as an Infantry Scout; buried Plot O, Row O, Grave 480; War Dept. file lists hometown as Union Co., Honoree file lists as North Lewisburg; veteran was wounded in action on the Island of Panay, Philippines, was medically evacuated, then later died at Tripler General Hospital, Oahu, Hawaii; son, Sergeant First Class Ralph L. Coleman, Jr., served in the United States Army from 1975-1993; grandson,Major Tad Jeffrey Coleman, is currently serving in the United States Army in the Armored Cavalry Unit, stationed at Fort Riley, KS. Has served 2 tours in Afghanistan & 2 tours in Iraq for a total of 40
Source: No DD-214 recorded as of 10/12/2007; Ralph Lowell Coleman, Jr.; Mark Hoffhines; G.W. Claar; National Archives; American Battle Monuments Commission; National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files; Overseas American Cemeteries; | World War II Memorial Honoree (wwiimemorial.com); National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO; Urbana Daily Citizen, 04/24/1945 and 05/25/1945 (obituary); Military History Institute, Virginia (letter); History of the 40th Infantry Division (1946)