Soldier Details
Division:
Navy
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USS Kalinin Bay
Theater of Operation:
Pacific
Honored By:
The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
William Coon was born in Rago Co, Kansas on March 15, 1924. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served on the USS Kalinin Bay. He was part of the Taffy 3 Task unit. They ran into a battle, holding off the enemy for hours. During that battle Coon saw a Kamanzi fly into a aircraft carrier. Courtesy of KSN news Wichita KS