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Lieut Robert George Coffee
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Lieut Robert George Coffee

Birth
USA
Death
8 May 1952 (aged 24)
North Korea
Monument
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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First Lieutenant Coffee was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 8, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
First Lieutenant Coffee was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 8, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: GraveHunter
  • Added: Oct 6, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118288290/robert_george-coffee: accessed ), memorial page for Lieut Robert George Coffee (7 Apr 1928–8 May 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118288290, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).