Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource VPI Class of 1918 Person An individual. Last Name Coffenberg First and Middle Name Bailey Metcalf VPI Graduating Class In what VPI class did this individual graduate or what class should they have graduated from? 1918 Rank What military rank did this individual hold? Major Captain-Accepted commission of Second Lieutenant on April 5th, 1917. 1st Lieutenant (Temp.) from August 14-17 Military Events What significant military events occurred in this individual's life? Hit in the hand (gun shot wound) during the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Field of Glory. Wounded from June 3rd-18th. Aisne-Marne-Def (Chateau-Thierry-Sec) Aisne-Marne-Off (Soissons) St- Mihiel-Off. Served overseas from Aug 22-17 to Feb. 28-19. Shot Wound Sept. 15-18. Service Branch What branch of the military did this individual serve in? Marine Corps Unit What unit or ship did this individual serve in or on? N/a Hometown Stapleton, Staten Island, New York Birth Date June 23rd, 1894 Birthplace Sackett Harbor, New York Death Date May 14th, 1970 Place of Death Hillsborough, Florida, United States Parents Father: Philip Coffenberg (born in Germany 1857 or 1858 or 1859-April 19th, 1927) Immigrated to the U.S. in 1858. Occupation: U.S. Inspector Worked on the Panama Canal Mother: Elizabeth Coffenberg (born in England Jan 1859-August 22nd, 1925). Immigrated to the U.S. in 1876, married in 1884. Siblings Ernest W. Coffenberg (Mar. 1886-Jul 13th, 1959). Birthplace: Wyoming Elizabeth Coffenberg (Nov. 1887-?) Birthplace: Arizona. Laura Coffenberg (Mar. 1891-?) Birthplace: Arizona. Spouse(s) Marjorie D. Kehoe (abt. 1899-1985) Children Beulah Marjorie Howard (July 17th, 1922-July 19th, 2002) Graduated Yes or no, did this individual graduate from VPI? No. Battles or Engagements What battles or engagements was this individual involved in during World War One? Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Field of Glory, France. Other Events What other significant events, outside of the military, occurred in this individual's life? Was at the Headquarters for the Marine Corp in Washington D.C. from April 4th-17th 1917. Coffenberg was in Norfolk, Virginia from April 10th-17 1917, A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces) France from Aug. 22-17, and was at Quantico, Virginia from March 17th-19th. Coffenberg is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Additional Notes From the New York departure lists, Bailey Coffenberg departed from Port au Prince, Haiti on the ship S.S. Cristobal. Coffenebrg, along with his wife and daughter, arrived in New York on February 26th, 1925. Coffenberg is listed as Capt. Bailey M. Coffenberg. On the 1940 Federal Census, it is stated that Coffenberg did not attend college. 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