| 词条 | Walter W. Coolbaugh |
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|name = Walter Wesley Coolbaugh |birth_date = {{birth date|1918|8|1}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1942|12|19|1918|8|1}} |birth_place = Ransom, Pennsylvania |death_place = |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = United States of America |serviceyears = 1940–42 |rank = Lieutenant (junior grade) |branch = United States Naval Reserve |unit = |battles = World War II Battle of the Coral Sea |awards = Navy Cross }} Walter Wesley Coolbaugh was born in Ransom, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1914. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve for aviation training on 14 November 1940. Serving in a scouting squadron in the Pacific, he received the Navy Cross for his gallant conduct in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. Coolbaugh was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on 1 October 1942, and lost his life in an aircraft accident 19 December 1942. NamesakeIn 1943, the destroyer escort {{USS|Coolbaugh|DE-217}} was named in his honor. See also{{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}}References{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c13/coolbaugh.htm}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Coolbaugh, Walter}} 6 : 1914 births|1942 deaths|United States Navy officers|Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)|American naval personnel of World War II|People from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
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