Cpl Clarence Lamar COATES

[Trek06]

Hello,
My name is Justine, I'm French, I am 11 years old and I take care with my dad of the grave of the soldier Cpl Clarence Lamar COATES (Arkansas)(38511578) 116th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division who died on June 20, 1944 in Normandy after invasion.
I am researching him and his family. I hope his family will read me.
I can't see his headstone on ancestry but I found his FindaGrave page.

Thank you very much for your help.
Justine

[*Sandra*]

Someone has an ancestry tree for Cpl Clarence Lamar Coates - perhaps you can contact the family thru that.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136005251/clarence-lamar-coates

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

 U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

CPL Clarence L Coates
Residence Place:   Arkansas - Death Date 20 Jun 1944
Cemetery Normandy - Burial Place St Laurent, France
Next of Kin Jerry Anderson Coates. Casa Arkansas.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1930 census Highway No 10 Casa Perry Arkansas.

Jerry A Coats 33    
Ada Coats 28   
J A Coats 7   Son
Lamar Coats   5   Son
Mercile Coats 3   Daughter

1940 census Casa Perry Arkansas.

Nancy Coats 67   
Jeny R Coats 43   
Ada Coats 38   
Jerry A Coats Jr 17   
Lamar Coats   15
Mercile Coats 13   

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Brother - Jerry Anderson Coates Jr
Birth Date 8 Dec 1922   Casa, Perry County, Arkansas.
Death Date 18 Jun 2002 Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas.
Cemetery Casa Cemetery   Casa, Perry County, Arkansas.

Father Jerry Anderson Coates Mother Ada Leo Coates
Spouse Fleda Sybil Coates

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7125270/jerry-anderson-coates

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Obit for brother Jerry Anderson Coates Jnr.  Published in Houston Chronicle on Jun. 20, 2002.
Gives lots of names for you to research.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=jerry-anderson-coates&pid=373289&fhid=3177

Sandra

[Trek06]

Hi,

Thank You very much Sandra !!!

[shellyesq]

Thanks to you and your dad for caring for his grave, Justine.  As you may know, it is Veterans Day in the US today, so this is a particularly appropriate day to remember the service of people like Cpl. Coates.

[*Sandra*]

Hi,

Thank You very much Sandra !!!

Thank you Justine and Dad for caring for the grave of Cpl Clarence Lamar Coates.  Such an amazing job you all do. Many ceremonial events and parades today to commemorate Remembrance Day.

I have messaged several people who had ancestry trees, hopefully someone will respond to you on here. Fingers crossed.

Merci
Sandra