US AIRBORNE

Alfred B Coffin was born in 1924 to Massachusetts.

This parents, Herbert L Coffin, employee in Boston Electric and Elizabeth M Coffin have 6 children, 2 girls and 4 boys.

After have finished 3 years at the Secondary School, Alfred Coffin enlisted in the Army on April 7th, 1943 in Boston.

Alfred B Coffin was Private within F Company of the 507th PIR. He will participate in the jump on Normandy on June 6th, 1944.

Then, the regiment is transfered to 17th Airborne Division.

Pvt Alfred B Coffin was killed on March 25th, 1945 during the operation Varsity, the massive jump behind the Rhine River, Germany.

His body rests in the American cemetery of Magraten, Holland, Plot G, Row 18, Grave 8.