World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Bertram Coontz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Santa Monica, California
Honored By
Sondra E. Scott
Relationship
Daughter
IMMEDIATELY UPON GRADUATING WEST POINT, SENT TO PANAMA CANAL ZONE WHERE HE SERVED WITH AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNIT AND THEN SERVED WITH U.S. ARMY FORCES IN THE FAR EAST IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. NEXT HE FOLLOWED GENERAL MACARTHUR TO TOKYO, JAPAN AND SERVED WITH GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATION FORCES.