Cofran, William Earl, SGT

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Ordnance Corps

Last Primary MOS
36K10-Tactical Wire Operations Specialist

Last MOS Group
Signal

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 36K10, D Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne)

Service Years
1966 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Homewood	Last Address Homewood

Casualty Date Mar 18, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Kontum (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 45E 019

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1968, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2014, Military Order of the Purple Heart - Assoc. Page
	2014, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Service Number: 16840234

Started Vietnam Tour: 07/02/1967

Remains: Body was recovered

Posthumous Decoration and Promotion

Religion: Protestant

Marital Status: Married

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High School Photo

Burial Info


Date Not Specified
Last Updated: Mar 19, 2014

Comments
Inscription: Illinois Sergeant HQ & HQ Company 503d Infantry 173 Airborne Brigade Vietnam Purple Heart Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 51, Site 2457 Created by: Paul Hays Record added: Jan 29, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 124303248

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