Coffin, John Leslie, Jr. · Digital Collections

Name: Coffin, John Leslie, Jr.
Birth Date: November 11, 1918
Death Date: December 8, 1941
Description: John Leslie Coffin, Jr. Private, U.S Army Air Forces. Clark Field, Pampanga, Philippine Islands. 11 November 1918 - 8 December 1941. Born the day one war ended, he died in action at Clark Field the day the next began. Following graduation in 1936, from Ellsworth High School, where he was baseball captain, he became a salesman. Enlisted September 1940. Went overseas January 1941. Father of a daughter, Judith Ann. Purple Heart. 11014165
Creator: Bangor Public Library; Ranlett, L. Felix (Louis Felix), 1896-
Date: 1947
Subject: Commemorative works; Military casualties; Soldiers--Maine--Bangor; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties; World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
Is Part Of: Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945; Bangor Public Library Special Collections
Language: English
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