- SURNAME
Coyte
- FORENAME
Ralph Harold
- UNIT
2 Raider Bn (Company B)
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Navy Cross
- PLACE
Makin Atoll 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.07.1914, Spicer, Colorado, USA
father Joseph Ralph Coyte (1888-1956)
mother Katherene M. Coyte (1893-1922)
wife Maria H. Coyte (1912-2006)
daughters Judie, Margaret and Rita
sons Joseph and Thomas
from Coalmont, Colorado
law degree from University Of Colorado
former Colorado Court of Appeals Judge (served 25 years)
died 28.12.1998, (Aged 84) Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
buried Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, USA. Section 6, Site 545
CITATION:
Navy Cross : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Major Ralph H. Coyte (MCSN: 0-5673), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Commanding Officer of Company B, SECOND Marine Raider Battalion, during the Marine Raider Expedition against the Japanese-held island of Makin in the Gilbert Islands on 17 and 18 August 1942. With keen judgment and decisiveness in tactical combat, Major Coyte disposed a portion of his company into the center of the line and succeeded in outflanking an enemy machine-gun position which had been holding up the advance. His personal valor and coolness under fire reflect great credit upon Major Coyte, his command and the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
https://marineraiderassociation.org/coyte-ralph-h/https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/7966
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/531943/ralph-harold-coyte
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