World War II Honoree

Watson C. Coffey, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rockville, Maryland

Honored By

Watson C. Coffey, III

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS IN 1941 BEFORE WAR WAS DECLARED. BASIC TRAINING WAS IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. WENT TO GUANTANAMO, CUBA FOR 6 MONTHS. LATER SENT TO NEW RIVER NORTH CAROLINA AND NEW ZEALAND. FROM THERE WAS STATIONED IN GUADALCANAL, OKINAWA, SAIPAN AND TINIAN FOR 3 YEARS. WAS WITH THE 1ST COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION, HEADQUARTERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. SERVED AS A SERGEANT AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 1947.