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Date of Passing Jun 30, 1984
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TECHNICIAN THIRD GRADE WILLIAM E. COFFMAN WAS IN HIS SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE BEFORE ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 27 FEBRUARY 1943. HE SERVED WITH THE MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 136TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 33RD INFANTRY DIVISION FROM 15 JULY 1943 TO DECEMBER 1945. AFTER RETURNING TO THE U.S. T/3 COFFMAN WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 11 JANUARY 1946 AT CAMP ATTERBURY INDIANA. WILLIAM COFFMAN PASSED AWAY IN JUNE 1984 AT BALLWIN MISSOURI.
Description (Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.