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PVT Harry Franklin Coe

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PVT Harry Franklin Coe

Birth
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Death
21 May 1956 (aged 19)
Wichita County, Texas, USA
Burial
Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Harry Franklin Coe was the son of Homer Holiday Coe and his 2nd wife Helen Margaret Henderson.
He was raised by his father and his step mother Veronica Coe (nee Swift).
After enlisting in the airforce, Harry made frequent visits home. It was during one of these visits home that the vehicle that he was traveling in was involved in an accident. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, and missed a turn on a rural country road. Both occupants of the vehicle were ejected from the vehicle. The other occupant died on impact, while Harry was found in a farmers feild several hours later. He was transported to a local hospital, never gaining consiousness, and dying the next day. Official cause of death was perforated lung.
Harry Franklin Coe was the son of Homer Holiday Coe and his 2nd wife Helen Margaret Henderson.
He was raised by his father and his step mother Veronica Coe (nee Swift).
After enlisting in the airforce, Harry made frequent visits home. It was during one of these visits home that the vehicle that he was traveling in was involved in an accident. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, and missed a turn on a rural country road. Both occupants of the vehicle were ejected from the vehicle. The other occupant died on impact, while Harry was found in a farmers feild several hours later. He was transported to a local hospital, never gaining consiousness, and dying the next day. Official cause of death was perforated lung.


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