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GEORGE MICHAEL COUCH
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
December 1, 1948 – September 10, 1973
Service recordGeorge Michael Couch, of Morristown, Tennessee, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 10, 1973, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 10
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
- Born
- December 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Morristown, Tennessee (Hamblen County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 10, 1973
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date September 10, 1973. In September 1973, 2 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 10
- ROY JUNIOR DAYMaster Sergeant · April 28, 1972
- JOHN JAMES MOTTLieutenant Colonel · April 29, 1972
- LARRY DAVID EPSTINESpecialist Four · April 30, 1972
- MELVIN DOUGLAS SEAGRAVESSeaman · April 30, 1972
- JOSEPH MIKE BERKSONCaptain · May 2, 1972
From Morristown
- ARTHUR WAYNE GLOVERSpecialist Four · February 9, 1964
- BOBBY JOE QUINNPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- ROY EDWARD SOUTHERLANDFirst Lieutenant · December 15, 1967
- WILLIAM BLAIR REAMS JRMajor · November 11, 1968
- CHESTER ANDREW MOLLEYSecond Lieutenant · April 23, 1969
- JIMMY DARRELL COURTNEYPrivate First Class · July 25, 1969
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.