1. | William McKinley Coward was born 9 Feb 1897, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 28 May 1939, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; was buried , Aaron Family Cemetery Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Notes:
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E-mail From Sandra June Reynolds May 20114
The family were farmers. He left home and went to Maryland to work in a factory, met the lady he married and joined the navy. His brother Melvin went with him to Maryland but came home for a visit and never went back but joined the military and served as a Flight Maintenance Gunner in the 483 Bomb Group from April 23, 1943 until Oct. 5, 1945. He flew 36 missions on a B17 Bomber and received a silver Star, Bronze Star as well as numerous medals during his career. He married Rachel Ann Reynolds. Had 4 sons who also served in the military. He also had one daughter. Their father, William M. Coward was a Constable who was shot in the line of duty at Grady store in Callands. Va. He has a stone in Chatham, Va along with other fallen officers of the court. Hassell's brother Fred was married and had 4 sons. Justice Edward Coward never married.
William married Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron 7 Feb 1918, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Tabitha (daughter of Volney Beauregard Aaron and Mary Henrietta Wells) was born 20 Apr 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 12 Oct 1988, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; was buried , Aaron Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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- MM3 Hassell Spencer Coward was born 1922; died 8 Jun 1944, Died at sea when his ship the U.S.S. Rich struck a mine during the invasion of Normandy.; was buried , Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Calleville-sur-Mer Basse, Normandie, France.
- Frederick Herman 'Freddie' Coward was born 1918, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 22 Oct 2003, Danville, Virginia.
- Justice Edward Coward was born 18 Feb 1934, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died November 16, 2009, Martinsville, Virginia; was buried , Aaron Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
- Melvin Rupert Coward was born 23 Jun 1924, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 27 Oct 1997, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville City, Virginia.
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