Name
Hometown
Kearney, Nebraska
Biography
Bernard Coon graduated from Kearney High School in 1940. He then went to Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney for a year. His family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Coon would later enlist in the Army. He served in an engineering unit and was killed in a training accident in Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Military Occupational Specialty
Engineer Enlisted Soldier
Death Date
6-21-1944
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Folder 4, Envelope 3
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Benard-Coon-2.tif (226916 kB)
Bernard Coon in uniform
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Benard-Coon-3.tif (232667 kB)
Bernard Coon in uniform
Bernard Coon in uniform
Briggs-B23-Env-3-Benard-Coon-3.tif (232667 kB)
Bernard Coon in uniform
Recommended Citation
"Bernard H. Coon" (1944). World War II Casualties. 8.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/8
Additional Information
Additional information available in the 1946 Blue and Gold yearbook, viewable at http://library.unk.edu/archives/ . If you'd like to schedule a visit to view these materials in person, or if you'd like to submit additional information, please contact us.