Joseph Harry Coon was born Jan. 3, 1923 to Orvis Harrison and Margaret Priscilla Mellage Coon. He died Mar. 1, 1942 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Petty Officer Coon served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Pecos (AO-6) and was MIA/FOD/KIA when that vessel was bombed by enemy planes and sank in the open sea south of Java. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
