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Obituary
1922 - Raymond James Coon - 1944
Raymond James Coon
was born in Canandaigua, Mich,, April 27, 1922 and departed this life
while in the service of his country in Normandy, France, July 3, 1944.
He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coon of Pioneer, O.
He was a member of the graduating class of Pioneer High School in
1941. Later he enrolled in the Ford Motor Car School at Detroit.
He took his basic training at Camp Mackall, N.C. following his
induction into the army Nov. 7, 1942. He was sent overseas Nov.
18, 1943 as a member of a paratroop division. |
Following his death during the Normandy
invasion he was buried at Blossville [sic], France.
At an early age he gave
his heart to the Lord and joined the Morenci church of the Nazarene.
He leaves to hold sacred his memory besides his parents, two
brothers, Roy LaVern of Adrian, Mich. and Robert at home, one sister
Mary at home, one grandmother Mrs. Ezra Coon, one nephew, Dallas and two
nieces, Dorleen and Diane Coon, all of Adrian, also many aunts, uncles
and cousins and a host of friends for to know Raymond was to like him. |
The casketed remains of Private First Class
Raymond J. Coon, a World War II deceased member of the army from Pioneer
being returned from oversees for final burial, will arrive within the
next month accompanied by a uniformed Army escort from the Chicago
Distribution Center of the American Graves Registration Division.
The body of Private First Class Coon was interred in the Blosville
temporary military cemetery in France but has been returned to this
country for final interment at the request of his next of kin, Roy Coon,
Pioneer. |
[courtesy of "Sincerely Unknown"]
Grave
marker for Pfc Raymond J. Coon in the Floral Grove Cemetery, Pioneer
(Williams county), Ohio. Raymond
enlisted in the Army at Toledo, OH on 26 October 1942,
On Pvt Coon was transferred from the Reception Center at
Camp Perry, Ohio to Company G, 508th PIR.
Pfc Coon was wounded in action in France on 3 July 1944
and died of his wounds five days later.
His military decorations include the Purple Heart and the
Combat Infantryman badge, both awarded posthumously. |
