Alfred Coons was born in 1921 and was from California. On June 3, 1944 while serving as the Co-Pilot on B-25 (43-27727), 486th Bomber Squadron; 340th Bomber Group; 57th Bomber Wing, he was on an 18-plane mission to bomb the railroad bridge at Lagaro Nord, south of Bologna. His plane was shot down by antiaircraft fire and he was captured and spent the rest of the war in Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) The local Italian community placed a plaque to remember the crew of B-25 (43-27727) at the location where the plane crashed.