Difference between revisions of "Author:C. C. 'Buck' Coffman"

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The connecting linkage verifying that the SF author is the same person as the marine legend:
 
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The marine legend was listed as an author {{Ref|1}}. The same reference gives his birthdate as 12-12-1931.
 
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The "About the Author" in his collection "Spacedust One" (1979), begins with "Major C.C. "Buck" Coffman has spent more than half of his forty-seven years in the Marine Corps...". Note that this not only verifies that the author was a Marine, but verifies that his birth year is the same as the one listed for the Marine above.
 
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The combination of this facts, and the somewhat unusual name, is very strong evidence that these two people are the same.
 
 
Dates of Birth and Death from Ref {{Ref|1}}.
 
 
Full name from {{Ref|1}}.
 
 
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{{Note|1}} [[http://www.nnhs65.com/famous-marines-A-F.html Famous Marines] web site.
 

Latest revision as of 19:29, 12 December 2014

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