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Robert Lyle Coffey

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Robert Lyle Coffey

Birth
Nezperce, Lewis County, Idaho, USA
Death
23 May 1939 (aged 25)
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Section 71, Row L, Site 16
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Robert L. Coffey, EM2c, lost his life on the submarine USS Squalus (SS 192) when it sunk during a test dive off Portsmouth, NH on May 23, 1939. He was one of 26 who drowned in the flooding of the aft compartments of the boat. 33 others survived the initial accident and were resecued by a diving bell over the next two days.
Robert L. Coffey, EM2c, lost his life on the submarine USS Squalus (SS 192) when it sunk during a test dive off Portsmouth, NH on May 23, 1939. He was one of 26 who drowned in the flooding of the aft compartments of the boat. 33 others survived the initial accident and were resecued by a diving bell over the next two days.

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  • Created by: David Pike
  • Added: Feb 13, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24589590/robert_lyle-coffey: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Lyle Coffey (15 Jun 1913–23 May 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24589590, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by David Pike (contributor 46966735).