Dillon Butler COBURN^{[1, 2, 3]}

1922 - 2007  (85 years)

• Name	Dillon Butler COBURN  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	5 Mar 1922	Lane, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Dillon Butler Coburn
  	Address: 6216 174th Ave. K.P.S. Longbranch, WA 98351-9729
  Residence	1930	Aetna, Pipestone, Minnesota   [6]
  Fact 1	1997	2015 Old West Highway, Space 8, Apache Junction, AZ 85219-7842
  Residence	6216 174th Ave., Longbranch, WA 98351
  Residence	2001	Queen Creek, AZ
  	640 E. Pheasant Run Road #55
  _UID	1C4712DFE3BC4FA79B0A420C36539200F7C0
  Died	16 Jun 2007	Longbranch, Pierce, Washington, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I3	Ernest Benjamin Gillis
  Last Modified	26 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John Robert COBURN,   b. 18 Sep 1885, Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1975, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Cora Vera BUTLER,   b. 12 Jul 1889, Iowa ,   d. 3 Mar 1926, Ruthton, Minnesota, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1908
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Coline Gillis,   b. 14 May 1921, Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 2006, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1944	Methodist Church, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA   [4, 5]
  	Dillon (Don) and Coline were married by the Rev. Stromberg at the Methodist Church in Rapid City, South Dakota, April 4, 1944.  Don was in the Army Air Corps at the time, training for overseas duty at Rapid City before departing for duty with the 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook, England. [4, 5, 10]
  Children	1. Living   2. Barbara June COBURN,   b. 4 Jun 1948, Seattle, Washington ,   d. 4 Apr 2013, Chelan, WA  (Age 64 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Last Modified	26 May 2014
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dillon, known as "Don", was drafted on January 10, 1943 in Portland, OR (SN 39325556) and was inducted at Ft. Lewis, WA, into the Army Air Corps.  He received his basic training at Keesler Field, MS; attended airplane mechanics school at Gulfport Field, MS; a B-17 Factory school at Longbeach, CA; then aerial gunnery training at Las Vegas, NV.  He then attended overseas training in Rapid City, SD, where he and his wife Coline were married.  He was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, England and flew 35 missions over Germany and occupied countries during World War II.  He received significant military decorations, including  the Air Medal, with 4 oak leaf clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.  He was discharged on October 2, 1945 as a Technical Sergeant at Lowry Field, CO. Notes from memorial services from his daughter Pam: The service was very nice. The casket was closed and of course draped with his flag. They hung his flight jacket next to the casket. After the service they carried the casket from the church to the cemetery (just up the hill and across the road) on the back of daddy's tractor on the fork lift for the 3-point hitch he had built. I'll try to get a copy of the photos folks took of his taking his last ride on "little Alice" as he called his tricycle-wheeled Alice Chalmers WD tractor. There was an honor guard that presented Dean with the flag. Everyone was given hand-held flags and the grandchildren were given 21 balloons - 7 red, 7 blue, 7 white. They popped them with pins in unison "red balloons ready - aim - pop" then white then blue for a 21 balloon salute. They only send military rifle salutes out now for retired servicemen. The local VFW post came and served as color guard. My sister Terry had the service video'd so I am certain if anyone was interested they may be able to get a copy. It was a sunny day, cool and breezy. Many friends and family attended; the church was nearly full. The church ladies fixed a big lunch and it was nice to visit afterwards and share stories. After leaving the church most of the family went to the house. Many of mom's sisters and my cousins came. It was a nice service. Married on 5 Apr 1944 Married at Pennington, South Dakota [4, 5]

  
  

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