Warren E. Koontz was born May 13, 1921 in Ursula Sebastian Co Ar. to David Carl & Amer "Pauline" Cole Koontz In 1930 the family is found in Bloomer, Sebastian Co., Ar. Warren E. Koontz's rank was Corporal. He was attached to Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion. On June 6, 1944 Cpl. Warren E Koontz was killed in Action on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. He was buried at Normandy, France at St Laurent-Baeaux, American Cemetery; Place; B; Row: 10; Grave: 89. Dec 9, 1947 Cpl. Koontz body transferred from France to Ft Smith, Sebastian, Ar. And he was re-buried in the Ft Smith National Cemetery in the US Corps of Engineers; Section:A;