World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James H. Cooney, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviaton Historian
HE WAS A GUNNER IN A B-24 BOMBER (NICKNAME: LIBERATOR), WHO DIED DECEMBER 22, 1942 DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING MISSION. SEVEN CREWMAN PERISHED AS A RESULT OF A MID-AIR COLLISION BETWEEN TWO B-24 BOMBERS SOUTHEAST OF LA JUNTA, COLORADO.