Coon Henry J.

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Henry J. Coon is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

C-47 (43-48611) Crash Churchyard Memorial

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, Dinoz�, France

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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.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net