Leon A Coon Jr

Military

Crashed near Bremerhaven in B-24 #42-100337, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10409.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-100337

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Monroe, Louisiana

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label for a Died event to "Killed in Action (KIA)" per info in the "Summary biography"

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-100337 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 MACR 10409 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia