William Coon was born in Rago Co, Kansas on March 15, 1924. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served on the USS Kalinin Bay. He was part of the Taffy 3 Task unit. They ran into a battle, holding off the enemy for  hours. During that battle Coon saw a Kamanzi fly into a aircraft carrier. Courtesy of KSN news Wichita KS