Guy Miller Caffee (1918 - 1945)

Born 27 Oct 1918 in Adair County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 1945 at age 26 in Luzon, Philippines

Biography

Guy Caffee was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Guy was born in 1918. He was the son of Guy Caffee and Hattie Burton. He passed away in 1945.

Obituary

Central Kentucky News Journal – 8 March 1945

Staff Sgt. Guy M. Caffee, 26, was killed in action February 8, 1945. His mother, Mrs. Hattie Caffee, of the Palestine section, was notified Saturday, March 3. His death occurred from wounds in fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sgt. Caffee was with the 37th Infantry Division and was in the first action of American troops in this war, on Guadalcanal. He was a volunteer in July 1940, training at Fort Knox. He left Campbellsville after a furlough on Pearl Harbor Day, his last visit home. He was with the first troops going to Australia before the American landing on Guadalcanal. He was later on New Caledonia and at Bougainville. He saw extensive service. His last letter was dated February 5, 1945. He stated that he had lots of Jap money, had several Japs to his credit and hoped to increase it. He mentioned having seen Floyd St. Clair and Bobby Gibson. He also wrote: "It is bad over here but not too bad." Besides his mother, he leaves a brother, Joe Wood Caffee, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Bill Sanders, county, and 3 grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. John Beard, Columbus, IN, and Mrs. Myrtie Caffee, Palestine section.

Sources

• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-Y8Q5 : 11 February 2018), Guy M Coffee, 27 Oct 1918; citing Birth, Adair, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 1 November 2021, Guy M Caffee (1), son in the household of Guy Caffee (24),Taylor County, Kentucky, ED 144, FHL film #004965977, image 29 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 1 November 2021, Miller Caffee (11), son in the household of Guy Caffee (34), East Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, ED 4, FHL film #004950779, image 13 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

• "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946". National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Number: 01762; Reel: 33. Ancestry Record 8939 #3758662 (accessed 2 November 2021). Name: Guy M Caffee; Race: White; Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single); Rank: Private; Birth Year: 1918; Nativity State or Country: Kentucky; Citizenship: Citizen; Residence: Taylor, Kentucky; Education: Grammar school; Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms; Enlistment Date: 9 Jul 1940; Enlistment Place: Fort Knox, Kentucky; Service Number: 15042085; Branch: Quartermaster Corps; Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men); Source: Civil Life; Height: 67; Weight: 127.

• "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970". National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #251402 (accessed 2 November 2021). Name: Guy M Caffee; Birth Date: 27 Oct 1918; Service Number: 15 042 085; Unit: 754 Tk Bn. A/S Inf.; Company: 504 Tank Bn; Enlistment Date: 27 Jul 1940; Death Date: 8 Feb 1945; Cemetery: Palestine Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68440821/guy-miller-caffee : accessed 02 November 2021), memorial page for Guy Miller Caffee (27 Oct 1918–8 Feb 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #68440821, citing Palestine Cemetery, Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by B Barnett (contributor 47440735) .