
Lt. Col. Cohen was a Past President of Temple Beth Israel, and a member of Jewish War Veterans, and B’nai B’rith.
He was a decorated WWII Veteran who flew 95 missions as a jet fighter pilot and was awarded 3 bronze service stars and 3 oak leaf clusters. Lt. Col. Cohen also served in Korea and Vietnam and retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Lt. Col. Cohen is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Dorothy Cohen; his devoted daughter, Rhonda Iris Cohen, and her husband, Eric Stricoff; and his cherished grandson, Jacob Thomas Stricoff; and sisters, Ethel Gitlitz and Polly Perlmutter.
Funeral Service will be Thurs, Feb 11 at 11am at Forest Lawn North Memorial Gardens Chapel, 200 W Copans Rd, Pompano Beach. Military Honors will be rendered.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given in Lt. Col. Cohen’s honor to the Jewish War Veterans. Condolences may be offered at www.KraeerDeerfieldBeach.com.
May his memory be a blessing.
Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Kraeer Becker Funeral Home, Deerfield Beach, Florida.
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