Charles Coolidge

Medal of Honor Recipient Charles H. Coolidge Passes Away at 99

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles H. Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of 99.

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  • MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles H. Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of 99.
  • For his actions on those four days, Coolidge was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony near Ulm, Germany, on June 18, 1945.
  • He was the inspiration behind the establishment of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga.
  • Although it is common to refer to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is simply named the Medal of Honor, although, as stated, the Congress did establish the Society as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center Announces Date for Official Grand Opening

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center (Heritage Center) today announced that it will officially open to the public at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020.

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  • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center (Heritage Center) today announced that it will officially open to the public at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2020.
  • "February 22, 2020 will be an exciting day for our city, state and country as we officially open the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center," said Major General William B. Raines, U.S. Army (Retired) and chairman of the board for the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
  • "In this day and age where super heroes are all the rage at the box office, the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center will spotlight real super heroes, those ordinary men and women who performed an extraordinary act of valor under the most extreme circumstances," said Keith Hardison, executive director for the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center.
  • For more information about the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, please visit http://www.MOHHC.org or call 423-877-2525.