World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dean Wilton Coffman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE WENT TO AVIATION MECHANICS SCHOOL IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, GUNNERY SCHOOL IN YELLOW WATER, FLORIDA AND ADVANCED GUNNERY SCHOOL IN SANFORD, FLORIDA. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBER ON PLANES FLOWN BY TRAINING PILOTS.