World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene A. Coffey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Central Islip, New York
Honored By
Michael McTiernan
He was inducted on March 16, 1943 into the Army Air Force. He was graduated from the Aviation Institute of Technology at Lynbrook, New York where he took a course in the repair and maintenance of aircraft frames and accessories. Sent overseas with the 1040 Air Engineer Squadron of the 9th Air Force, he served as an airplane and engine mechanic in Africa, the Middle East, the Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. He served with the 1st Army from the Normandy landing until the end of the European War. He received the Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on December 10, 1945 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.