Coffman, Henry Henry Coffman, son of Will and Onie Watson Coffman. US Marines, WW II Service; Pacific Area 21 September 1943 – 21 October 1945. Battles, engagements, skirmishes, expeditions; Tarawa (wounded here), Gilbert Islands, 20 Nov 1943 – 32 Nov 1943, Sai pan & Tinian, Marianar Islands, 15 June 1944 – 1 August 1944. Assigned to active duty 3 December 1942, issued Hon Ser Lap But at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on 14 November 1945, awarded Purple Heart Medal.