World War II Honoree

Eugene Ray Coffey

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Austin, Colorado

Honored By

Darlene Geary Coffey

Relationship

Wife

PETTY OFFICER COFFEY COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AND BASIC ENGINEERING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. SERVED AS A MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT ENGINE OPERATOR AT THE MELVILLE RHODE ISLAND NAVAL STATION. LATER HE SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS MELVIN AS AN ELECTRICIAN STRIKER. FOLLOWING THE WAR, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS KINGMAN APB-47, WHICH HE HELPED TO DECOMMISSION. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND HONOR.