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ARCHIE LEE COOPER
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 11, 1947 – September 7, 1967
Service recordArchie Lee Cooper, of Wilson, North Carolina, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 7, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 26E, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26E · Line 22
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- February 11, 1947
- Home of record
- Wilson, North Carolina (Wilson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 7, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
62 names on the Wall carry the date September 7, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 26E, Line 22
- DAVID ALLEN BRADSHAWSergeant · September 7, 1967
- ORRIN JOSEPH CASSATAPrivate First Class · September 7, 1967
- RONALD PAUL CHERRSTROMCorporal · September 7, 1967
- DONNIE COLEMANSpecialist Four · September 7, 1967
From Wilson
- AMOS CARLTON WATSONSpecialist Four · May 11, 1965
- RUDOLPH WHITAKERPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- HORACE POPE ROGERS JRSergeant · June 24, 1966
- RONNIE LEE BRAYLance Corporal · August 23, 1966
- JAMES JUNIUS RUFFINSpecialist Four · March 19, 1967
- WILBUR CORNELL GASKINSPrivate First Class · April 18, 1968
- CHARLES WORTH MILLARDChief Warrant Officer 4 · April 19, 1968
- EDMUND JOSEPH KELLYStaff Sergeant · May 22, 1968
- WILLIAM HENRY TAYLORCaptain · May 23, 1968
- HENRY EDWIN BENTON JRFirst Lieutenant · August 17, 1968
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.