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Jane Frances Keegan was a long-time resident of Port Chester and Rye who served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II.
Date of Birth: 23 July 1921
Died On: 19 February 1999
Service Number: A-206437
Branch of Service: Women’s Army Corps – WWII
Jane Frances Keegan was born on July 23, 1921, in Rockaway Beach, New York, to Sallie Dempsey and Edward Keegan. She graduated from Port Chester schools and attended the College of New Rochelle.
Jane enlisted September 9, 1943 and served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. She served in England, France, and Germany with the Supreme Allied Expeditionary Forces.
Jane worked at Playland and the United Nations Headquarters in Lake Success. She married Thomas Patrick Coughlin, the General Superintendent of Playland, on October 2, 1948, in Rye, New York. They had two children during their marriage.
After her husband’s death in 1965, Jane worked at ITT Continental Baking Co. from 1966 until her retirement in 1981. While her children were of school age, she was very active in the Girl Scouts Cub Scouts, Saint Monica’s Mother’s Club, and Resurrection Mother’s Guild.
Jane Frances Keegan died at United Hospital Port Chester in the early morning on February 19, 1999, at the age of 77. At the time of her death, she was survived by her daughter Marianne Coughlin of Manhattan and son Dr. James Coughlin of Carmel, as well as grandchildren Kerry and Brian Coughlin and Kate Davis. Other survivors included daughter-in-law Dr Mary Quinn son-in-law Dr Robert Davis and cousins Marion and Alice Neal.
Awards: European-African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Unit Plaque, World War II Victory Medal. More on Keegan.
