| 词条 | DeWitt Coffman | |
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| name = DeWitt C. Coffman | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1854|11|28}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1932|6|27|1854|11|28}} | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | placeofburial = | birth_place = Mount Jackson, Virginia | death_place = Jamestown, Rhode Island | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{USA}} | branch = United States Navy | serviceyears = 1876–1918 | rank = Vice Admiral | unit = | commands = | battles = Spanish–American War World War I | awards = | relations = | laterwork = }} DeWitt C. 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 careerCoffman was born at Mount Jackson, Virginia, 28 November 1854. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1876. Coffman served in monitor {{USS|Terror|BM-4|2}} 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. NamesakesU.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow named Coffman Cove in Alaska after Coffman in 1886.[1] The U.S. Navy destroyer escort {{USS|Coffman|DE-191}}, launched in 1943, was named in Coffman{{'}}s honor. GallerySee also{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy|World War I}}References1. ^{{Cite web |url= http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Coffman%20Cove |title=Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs |work=commerce.state.ak.us |accessdate=8 August 2010}}
8 : 1854 births|1932 deaths|People from Mount Jackson, Virginia|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|American military personnel of the Spanish–American War|American military personnel of World War I|United States Naval Academy alumni|United States Navy admirals |
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