Rexall Blaine Coffindaffer (1921 - 1942)

Born 2 Jan 1921 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Died 7 May 1942 at age 21 in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

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Rexall Coffindaffer was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia. See Appalachia Project.

Rexall Coffindaffer served in the United States Army during World War II.

Rexall Blaine Coffindaffer was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on January 2,1921 to George Coffindaffer and Flossie Nicholas. He was the second of five children and the first son born to the couple.

Rexall was initially raised in Union, West Virginia. But by 1924, the family had relocated to Breckenridge, Texas, presumably due to his father's tuberculosis. By 1927, the family had moved to Roswell, New Mexico. His father died in 1934.

In Silver City, New Mexico on January 16, 1941, Rexall enlisted in the Army National Guard for a three year enlistment period with the Coast Artillery Corps. He went into service as a Private First Class with the U.S. Army 200th Coast Artillery Regiment, an anti aircraft regiment. He served on Bataan peninsula and when the Americans surrendered, he was taken prisoner.

Rexall died as a prisoner of war in Cabanaturan, Philippines. He was 21 years old. He is buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manilla, Philippines.

Sources

• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVKX-VWW2 : 30 January 2020), Rexell Blaine Coffindaffer, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKF-K99 : 4 February 2021), Rexell B Coffindaffer in entry for George W Coffindaffer, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1Y-2HY : accessed 25 March 2023), Rexell B Coffindoffer in household of George W Coffindoffer, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 13B, line 94, family 382, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1393; FHL microfilm 2,341,128.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85F-5LF : 5 December 2014), Rexell B Coffindaffer, enlisted 16 Jan 1941, Silver City, New Mexico, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-MVR8 : 18 February 2016), R B Coffindaffer, 07 May 1942; citing Military Service, Japan, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Prisoners of War, 1715-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FW7-VLYT : 20 May 2022), Rexall B Coffindaffer, .
• * Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56787448/rexell-b-coffindafferl : accessed 24 Mar 2023), memorial page for Pfc Rexall B Coffindaffer (1921–1942, Find A Grave: Memorial #56787448, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines ; Maintained by Find A Grave .