World War II Honoree

Ellis R. Coffey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Coffeyville, Kansas

Honored By

Clara E. Coffey

Relationship

Wife

IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN AFRICA, TUNISIA, CORSICA, FRANCE. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION (EUROPEAN THEATER, 1945), THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE (APRIL 1944), THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER AND 2 BRONZE LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER CLUSTER AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. OCCUPATION IN SERVICE, AIR PLANE MECHANIC GUNNER; DISCHARGED IN JULY 1945. ENGINEER GUNNER WITH THE 320TH BOMB GROUP IN THE 443RD SQUADRON.