Theodore "Ted" Cohen

U.S. Air Force
Air National Guard
1959 - 1976
Sevilla, Spain


Captain Theodore "Ted" Cohen, who was an Eltingville resident, was born and raised in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn College where he was a member of the ROTC. Soon after, his first tour was with the Strategic Air Command not long after the Second World War. Their motto? “Peace is our Profession.”

Cohen was deployed to Seville, Spain (where he became fluent in Spanish). He flew on 26 close air support missions to Vietnam from Spain. He served a total of 17 years which included Air National Guard in the Hamptons.

After returning to the homeland, he spent his nights working with the Daily News prior to working for Avon in international marketing for 25 years.

His youngest daughter, Lisa, passed away when she was 24 years old. After his wife fell ill, he retired early to take care of her. They spent their last nine years together traveling around the world.

That passion for taking care of others would continue beyond his wife’s passing. Driven to serve his fellow veterans, not only did he deliver food to homebound servicemen and women, but he also drove them to other appointments and offered his help in completing VA paperwork.

His love for others even extended to youngsters and young adults, as seen by his assistance in reviews and recommendations for high school students to Service Academies.

Captain Cohen was a member of the USIVO, AF Association, and the American Legion.

Theodore Cohen passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2023. He is survived by his daughter Lori Cohen-Carbone, son-in-law Joseph Carbone and Grandsons Kevin and Jared Carbone.

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