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Warren Coan [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was serving on the destroyer U. S. S. Kimberly when a Japanese suicide plane crashed into the gun mount at which he was stationed. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-5-1946

Awards: 
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes: 
Union Bus Terminal Mineral Springs Baptist Church
Date of Birth: 
1/16/1919
Birthplace: 
Mineral Springs, NC
Military Branch: 
Navy
Education Details: 
Central High School graduate
Family Details: 

both parents deceased Mrs. Al (Edna Mae) Norman - 114 S. Davidson Charlotte, NC, Worth Coan, Seaman Second Class - U. S. Navy Charleston, SC

First Name: 
Warren
KIA / MIA Place: 
near Okinawa
KIA Date: 
3/26/1945
Last Name: 
Coan
Middle Name: 
Shute
Military Details: 
Bainbridge, MD, Luzon
Military Rank: 
Seaman First Class
Source: 

Newsprint and death index

Military Unit: 
U. S. S. Kimberly
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/warren-coan

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/warren-coan [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records