Robert
George
Coffee
Born in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Stanford Coffee
and Vivian (Jones) Cox
Brother of
Joanne (Coffee) Benderman
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 24
in North Korea
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2020
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Biography
Robert was born in 1928. He was the son of Stanford Coffee and Vivian Jones. Robert graduated from Taft High School, and served in the US Marines during World War II.
Robert married Joan Linville March 27, 1948, in Reno, Nevada. For a time they lived with Joan's parents Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Linville, and Robert worked for an oil company.[1]
Robert Coffee served in the United States Air Force in the Korean War
Service started:
Unit(s): 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Service ended: May 8, 1952
Service started:
Unit(s): 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Service ended: May 8, 1952
First Lieutenant Coffee was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 80th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 8, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, burst into flames and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is engraved on the National Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Taft Couple Wed." The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California), Sunday, April 11, 1948, page 31.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 July 2020), memorial page for Lieut Robert George Coffee (7 Apr 1928–8 May 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #118288290, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by GraveHunter (contributor 47976571) Unknown.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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Categories: Korean Service Medal | Republic of Korea War Service Medal | National Defense Service Medal | United Nations Service Medal Korea | Purple Heart | Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) | Killed in Action, United States of America, Korean War | 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, United States Air Force, Korean War