Lt. Col. John Vincent Coghlan Jr.

Brief Life History of John Vincent

When Lt. Col. John Vincent Coghlan Jr. was born on 19 August 1924, in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States, his father, John Vincent Coghlan Sr., was 33 and his mother, Emma Inez Watts, was 31. He lived in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States for about 5 years and Justice Precinct 2, Gregg, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 24 June 2000, in Harrison, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Arlington, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Vincent Coghlan Sr.
1891–1964
Emma Inez Watts
1893–1970
Lt. Col. John Vincent Coghlan Jr.
1924–2000
Howard Payne Coghlan
1927–2016

Sources (6)

  • John V Coghlan Jr. in household of Anne Watts, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jack Vincent Coghlan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jack V Coghlan, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Malachy, Brendan.

Irish: variant of Coughlin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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