World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald Coffey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dardanelle, Arkansas
Honored By
Carolyn Ferguson-Beyner
Relationship
Daughter of USAAF Buddy
JOINED JANUARY 7,1943. SERVED WITH 9TH AIR FORCE, 416TH BOMB GROUP, 669TH SQUADRON IN WETHERSFIELD, ESSEX, ENGLAND. SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE MAY 26, 1944. POW; RELEASED APRIL 29, 1945. DISCHARGED FROM AIR FORCE OCTOBER 25, 1945.