Captain Gerald Coffee Biography

Born in Modesto California Gerald (Jerry) Coffee joined the Navy in 1957 after graduating from UCLA with a degree in Commercial Art.
In 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis as an F-8 Crusader pilot Jerry was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for flying low level reconnaissance missions over Cuba taking the photos ultimately used by the United States UN ambassador to prove the existence of Soviet missiles there.
In February of 1966 while flying combat missions over North Vietnam his RA5-C reconnaissance jet was downed by enemy fire. He parachuted safely but was captured immediately. For the next seven years he was held as a POW in the Communist prisons of North Vietnam. After his repatriation in February 1973 Jerry returned to operation duties. He retired from active duty in the Navy after 28 years of service.
His military decorations include the Silver Star two awards of the Legion of Merit the Distinguished Flying Cross two Bronze Stars the Air Medal two Purple Hearts and the Vietnam Service Medal with 13 stars.

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