World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cecil R. Coffey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Asheville, North Carolina
Honored By
Lillian E. Coffey Sluder
Relationship
Sister
CORPORAL COFFEY SERVED IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. HE WAS IN COMBAT AT SAIPAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS AND WAS WOUNDED ON OKINAWA, WHERE HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE SIXTH MARINE DIVISION.