WWII veteran Sgt. Burton Richard Coate on the fl oor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives with his son Richard Coate and Rep. John Talley.
On Tuesday, I had the incredible honor of introducing a World War II veteran, Burton Richard Coate, on the House fl oor. Sgt. Coate, who today lives in Perkins, enlisted in the Army Air Corps when he was 18 and entered World War II in July 1943.
During his service, he was among the few to be trained as a gunner and mechanic on both the B-24 and B-29 airplanes in the 489th Bomb Group. He earned nume…
