USS COFER DE 208
National Archives Photo
Named for Seaman First Class John
Joseph Cofer, b. 30 November 1919, Louisville, GA;
KIA 13 November 1942 aboard AARON WARD (DD-483),
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; posthumous Silver Star
Type: TE
Builder: CNY
Keel laid 05/12/43
Launched 09/06/43
Commissioned 01/19/44
First CO: Lt Cdr A. P. Chester
Redesignated 07/05/44
Decommissioned 06/28/46; eight battle stars
Stricken 04/01/66
Sold 03/05/68, scrapped
Unit of TransDiv 103
Lieutenant Charles Cofer and Sam Cofer, RDM2c, both served
in the ship (DE-208) named for their brother, John Joseph Cofer, S1c.
From
the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster.
March 2006
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