World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Franklin Watts Coffman
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
Relationship
Friend
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1945, UNTIL GOING INTO THE U.S MARINE CORPS, IN WHICH HE WAS A CORPORAL. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AREA NOVEMBER 5, 1944. AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.