Son of:
James Alpheus Coe b: 5 AUG 1870 in Boone Co., IA
Laura Louise Austin b: 27 JAN 1876 in Toledo, Chase, KS
After attending the College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, he moved to Round Valley, CA, where he was employed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
A veteran of WW II, he entered the US Army April 10, 1942, and was sent to Headquarters Bomb Disposal School. Ironically, the school was located at Aberdeen, Maryland, near where James' ancestors had lived nearly two centuries previous. After training he was sent to the European Theater. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit and recommended for the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service in connection with military operations "... against an enemy of the United States in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany." He disposed of over 650 tons of munitions during the war.
After the war he moved to Covelo, where he helped build a sawmill. He worked there for the next 25 years. Quite a guy, he loved to spin yarns and was very good at it, according to a stepdaughter. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and they conducted his funeral when he passed away. Burial was at Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, CA.
James Alpheus Coe b: 5 AUG 1870 in Boone Co., IA
Laura Louise Austin b: 27 JAN 1876 in Toledo, Chase, KS
After attending the College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, he moved to Round Valley, CA, where he was employed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
A veteran of WW II, he entered the US Army April 10, 1942, and was sent to Headquarters Bomb Disposal School. Ironically, the school was located at Aberdeen, Maryland, near where James' ancestors had lived nearly two centuries previous. After training he was sent to the European Theater. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit and recommended for the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service in connection with military operations "... against an enemy of the United States in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany." He disposed of over 650 tons of munitions during the war.
After the war he moved to Covelo, where he helped build a sawmill. He worked there for the next 25 years. Quite a guy, he loved to spin yarns and was very good at it, according to a stepdaughter. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and they conducted his funeral when he passed away. Burial was at Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, CA.
Son of:
James Alpheus Coe b: 5 AUG 1870 in Boone Co., IA
Laura Louise Austin b: 27 JAN 1876 in Toledo, Chase, KS
After attending the College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, he moved to Round Valley, CA, where he was employed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
A veteran of WW II, he entered the US Army April 10, 1942, and was sent to Headquarters Bomb Disposal School. Ironically, the school was located at Aberdeen, Maryland, near where James' ancestors had lived nearly two centuries previous. After training he was sent to the European Theater. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit and recommended for the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service in connection with military operations "... against an enemy of the United States in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany." He disposed of over 650 tons of munitions during the war.
After the war he moved to Covelo, where he helped build a sawmill. He worked there for the next 25 years. Quite a guy, he loved to spin yarns and was very good at it, according to a stepdaughter. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and they conducted his funeral when he passed away. Burial was at Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, CA.
James Alpheus Coe b: 5 AUG 1870 in Boone Co., IA
Laura Louise Austin b: 27 JAN 1876 in Toledo, Chase, KS
After attending the College of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, he moved to Round Valley, CA, where he was employed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
A veteran of WW II, he entered the US Army April 10, 1942, and was sent to Headquarters Bomb Disposal School. Ironically, the school was located at Aberdeen, Maryland, near where James' ancestors had lived nearly two centuries previous. After training he was sent to the European Theater. He was awarded a Certificate of Merit and recommended for the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and service in connection with military operations "... against an enemy of the United States in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany." He disposed of over 650 tons of munitions during the war.
After the war he moved to Covelo, where he helped build a sawmill. He worked there for the next 25 years. Quite a guy, he loved to spin yarns and was very good at it, according to a stepdaughter. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and they conducted his funeral when he passed away. Burial was at Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, CA.
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