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KOONCE, Clifton Monroe - Date of
birth
21 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34428902 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
135th Engineer Combat Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
13 May 1945 - Place of
death
Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Columbus M. Koonce (father)
Vera B. (Denley) Koonce (mother)
Beulah M. Koonce (sister)
James M. Koonce (brother)
George W. Koonce (brother)
Dariel J. Koonce (brother)
Lloyd D. Koonce (brother)
Clyde A. Koonce (brother)
Gerald Koonce (brother)
Hazel I. (Melton) Koonce (wife)
Emma S. Koonce (daughter)
More information
T/5 Clifton M. Koonce worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Massachusetts on 1 October 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Koonce Ford Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Eric Koonce