Ernest Howell Koon
Military
Object Number - UPL 65178 - 'Your flak suit saved you from a nasty wound', Major Earl I. Mulmed, 401st Bomb Group Surgeon, Tells Sgt. Ernest H. Koon, After the mission over...
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little moe
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Manchester, Georgia | 20 February 1921 | BornManchester, Georgia |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia | 8 September 1942 | EnlistedFort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Other Discharged |
28 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
DeKalb County, Georgia | 2 April 1972 | DiedDeKalb County, Georgia |
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Buried |
Hollywood Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia | 5 April 1972 | InterredHollywood CemeteryAtlanta, Georgia |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/646860012
https://www.fold3.com/record/29383960/ernest-koon-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/88036289/ernest-h-koon-us-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/702692528/koon-ernest-h-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954
https://www.fold3.com/record/623967074/ernest-koon-1921-us-veterans-aff…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194973206/ernest-howell-koon
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=724
