Name:
Sam Alfred Coffer
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
874149
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Gholson Cemetery, Gholson, McLennan County, Texas, USA
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Sam Alfred Coffer was born on April 17, 1923, in Gholson, McLennan County, Texas. He was the son of Carradine Tolton Coffer and Callie Dee Futch Coffer.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.