DeWitt Coffman

DeWitt Coffman
Born	November 28, 1854(1854-11-28) Mount Jackson, Virginia
Died	June 27, 1932(1932-06-27) (aged 77) Jamestown, Rhode Island
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1876–1918
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War World War I

DeWitt Coffman (28 November 1854–27 June 1932) was a United States Navy admiral. He served in the Spanish–American War and World War I.

Life and career

Coffman was born at Mount Jackson, Virginia, 28 November 1854. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1876.

Coffman served in monitor Terror during the Spanish-American War, and received the Distinguished Service Medal as Commander, Battleship Force 2, Atlantic Fleet, during World War I.

He retired as Rear Admiral on 28 November 1918, and was advanced to Vice Admiral on the retired list on 21 June 1930. He died at Jamestown, Rhode Island, on 27 June 1932.

Namesakes

Coffman Cove, Alaska, was named after him by Lt. Comdr. A.S. Snow of the US Navy in 1886.^[1] The destroyer escort Coffman (DE-191), launched in 1943, was named in his honor.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Navy portal
	World War I portal

References

1. ^ "Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs". commerce.state.ak.us. http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Coffman%20Cove. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

Persondata
Name	Coffman, DeWitt
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy admiral
Date of birth	28 November 1854
Place of birth	Mount Jackson, Virginia
Date of death	27 June 1932
Place of death	Jamestown, Rhode Island