Ky St. Sgt, 754 Tank Bttn, WWII, Guy Miller Caffee, Son of Guy Caffee and Hattie Burton
CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWS JOURNAL OBITUARY – 03/08/1945
Staff Sgt. Guy M. Caffee, 26, was killed in action February 8, 1945. His mother, Mrs. Hattie Caffee, of the Palestine section, was notified Saturday, March 3. His death occurred from wounds in fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sgt. Caffee was with the 37th Infantry Division and was in the first action of American troops in this war, on Guadalcanal. He was a volunteer in July 1940, training at Fort Knox. He left Campbellsville after a furlough on Pearl Harbor Day, his last visit home. He was with the first troops going to Australia before the American landing on Guadalcanal. He was later on New Caledonia and at Bougainville. He saw extensive service. His last letter was dated February 5, 1945. He stated that he had lots of Jap money, had several Japs to his credit and hoped to increase it. He mentioned having seen Floyd St. Clair and Bobby Gibson. He also wrote: "It is bad over here but not too bad." Besides his mother, he leaves a brother, Joe Wood Caffee, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Bill Sanders, county, and 3 grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. John Beard, Columbus, IN, and Mrs. Myrtie Caffee, Palestine section.
(Submitted by Francie Ede)
CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWS JOURNAL OBITUARY – 03/08/1945
Staff Sgt. Guy M. Caffee, 26, was killed in action February 8, 1945. His mother, Mrs. Hattie Caffee, of the Palestine section, was notified Saturday, March 3. His death occurred from wounds in fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sgt. Caffee was with the 37th Infantry Division and was in the first action of American troops in this war, on Guadalcanal. He was a volunteer in July 1940, training at Fort Knox. He left Campbellsville after a furlough on Pearl Harbor Day, his last visit home. He was with the first troops going to Australia before the American landing on Guadalcanal. He was later on New Caledonia and at Bougainville. He saw extensive service. His last letter was dated February 5, 1945. He stated that he had lots of Jap money, had several Japs to his credit and hoped to increase it. He mentioned having seen Floyd St. Clair and Bobby Gibson. He also wrote: "It is bad over here but not too bad." Besides his mother, he leaves a brother, Joe Wood Caffee, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Bill Sanders, county, and 3 grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. John Beard, Columbus, IN, and Mrs. Myrtie Caffee, Palestine section.
(Submitted by Francie Ede)
Ky St. Sgt, 754 Tank Bttn, WWII, Guy Miller Caffee, Son of Guy Caffee and Hattie Burton
CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWS JOURNAL OBITUARY – 03/08/1945
Staff Sgt. Guy M. Caffee, 26, was killed in action February 8, 1945. His mother, Mrs. Hattie Caffee, of the Palestine section, was notified Saturday, March 3. His death occurred from wounds in fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sgt. Caffee was with the 37th Infantry Division and was in the first action of American troops in this war, on Guadalcanal. He was a volunteer in July 1940, training at Fort Knox. He left Campbellsville after a furlough on Pearl Harbor Day, his last visit home. He was with the first troops going to Australia before the American landing on Guadalcanal. He was later on New Caledonia and at Bougainville. He saw extensive service. His last letter was dated February 5, 1945. He stated that he had lots of Jap money, had several Japs to his credit and hoped to increase it. He mentioned having seen Floyd St. Clair and Bobby Gibson. He also wrote: "It is bad over here but not too bad." Besides his mother, he leaves a brother, Joe Wood Caffee, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Bill Sanders, county, and 3 grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. John Beard, Columbus, IN, and Mrs. Myrtie Caffee, Palestine section.
(Submitted by Francie Ede)
CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWS JOURNAL OBITUARY – 03/08/1945
Staff Sgt. Guy M. Caffee, 26, was killed in action February 8, 1945. His mother, Mrs. Hattie Caffee, of the Palestine section, was notified Saturday, March 3. His death occurred from wounds in fighting on Luzon Island in the Philippines. Sgt. Caffee was with the 37th Infantry Division and was in the first action of American troops in this war, on Guadalcanal. He was a volunteer in July 1940, training at Fort Knox. He left Campbellsville after a furlough on Pearl Harbor Day, his last visit home. He was with the first troops going to Australia before the American landing on Guadalcanal. He was later on New Caledonia and at Bougainville. He saw extensive service. His last letter was dated February 5, 1945. He stated that he had lots of Jap money, had several Japs to his credit and hoped to increase it. He mentioned having seen Floyd St. Clair and Bobby Gibson. He also wrote: "It is bad over here but not too bad." Besides his mother, he leaves a brother, Joe Wood Caffee, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Bill Sanders, county, and 3 grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. John Beard, Columbus, IN, and Mrs. Myrtie Caffee, Palestine section.
(Submitted by Francie Ede)
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