Name:
Henry J. Coon
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12004721
Unit:
563rd Signal Air Warning Battalion
Date of Death:
1945-01-18
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France
Plot:
B
Row:
21
Grave:
21
Decoration:
Comments:
Henry J. Coon was born on June 27, 1919, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He was the son of Harry Joseph Coon and Rose M Coon.
At the time of his death, Henry was serving in the 563rd Signal Air Warning Battalion as a Sergeant and a passenger on the C-47 #43-48611. On January 18, 1945, he was killed in an air crash when they took off from A-54 airfield in Le Bourget, France, to be transported to Station 343 in Biggin Hill, England. Due to an unknown reason, the aircraft crashed approximately 7 minutes later after they took off. Eighteen people were killed in this accident, while four were seriously injured.
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