S/Sgt. Deane C. Coffey is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Coffey of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He was born March 27, 1922, at Black Rock, Arkansas. He received his education in Walnut Ridge and Arkansas Polytechnic College Sergeant Coffey entered service on December 22, 1942, receiving basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, where he was assigned to the Ordnance Department as parts clerk. He served with the 3234th Ordnance Depot Co. for two years. Sergeant Coffey sailed on February 7, 1945 to the European and Pacific theaters, serving on the Rhineland and Central Europe for 10 months, returning to the States on November 27, 1945. Sergeant Coffey received the Victory Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater Ribbon; two Bronze Stars, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, one Overseas Service Bar, one Service Stripe and the Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged on December 24, 1945 at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois. His wife is the former Mary Jane Thomas.