Koon Virgil E.

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Virgil E. Koon is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Virgil E. Koon

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

36950127

Unit:

563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-01-06

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Virgil E. Koon entered the military service in Michigan. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Tail Gunner of an aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 6, 1945 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Sgt Koon was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.