Name the soldier - ot

[Mark in Rochester]

[eb in oregon]

Looks like Jackie Coogan to me.

[Mark in Rochester]

Looks like Jackie Coogan to me.

Correct



Flight Officer Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan enlisted in the Army on March 4, 1941. When the U.S. entered World War II as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack, Coogan requested transfer to the AAF as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. He was sent to glider school at Lubbock, Texas, and Twentynine Palms, Calif. Upon graduation, he was made a Flight Officer. He then volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group being formed by the famous Col. Phil Cochran. In December 1943, the unit was sent to India where, using Waco CG-4A gliders, it airlifted crack British troops under Gen. Orde Wingate during the night aerial invasion of Burma (March 5, 1944), landing them in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines. Coogan returned to the United States in May 1944 and was discharged in December. 1945.

"Flight Officer Coogan flew the Chindits,
landing the first glider plane of the raid in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines. Jackie would also fly upwards of 30 missions per day transporting supplies and evacuating troops."
A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross Flight Officer Coogan was discharged with the rank of Second Lieutenant.