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CHARLES COOK
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 1, 1941 – April 23, 1970
Service recordCharles Cook, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 23, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 40
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. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Petroleum Supply Specialist (76W)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- June 1, 1941
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1970
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Pleiku Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 40
- MICHAEL STEVEN CORREAStaff Sergeant · April 23, 1970
- DENNIS KEITH EADSChief Warrant Officer 3 · April 23, 1970
- ROBERT ARTHUR GOMEZCaptain · April 23, 1970
- HARRY CHARLES GREERCorporal · April 23, 1970
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
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.