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GERALD ALLAN COOPER
Master Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
July 10, 1938 – September 25, 1970
Service recordGerald Allan Cooper, of Detroit, Michigan, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on September 25, 1970, in Quang Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 89
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Master Sergeant (MSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 AF
- Born
- July 10, 1938
- Home of record
- Detroit, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 25, 1970
- Age
- 32
- Province
- Quang Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date September 25, 1970; two of them were lost in Quang Duc Province. In September 1970, 364 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 89
- ROBERT JUNIOR FISHLEIGHChief Warrant Officer 3 · September 25, 1970
- LLOYD HAROLD GRIMES IISergeant · September 25, 1970
- CHARLES MAURY HALLSTROMFirst Lieutenant · September 25, 1970
- JACKIE PHILLIP HEILCaptain · September 25, 1970
From Detroit
- SAMUEL EUGENE HURDAirman Third Class · January 3, 1964
- LEO BERT ABRAMOSKICaptain · July 28, 1964
- GEORGE PAUL ZUPANCICCorporal · June 26, 1965
- MARSHALL DANIEL HOLMANPrivate First Class · July 9, 1965
- ELIAS BELL JRCorporal · July 13, 1965
- ARTHUR F HAMMARSTROM JRLieutenant Colonel · July 24, 1965
- JAMES THOMAS CLARKPrivate · August 17, 1965
- BRUCE JAMES HENRICHPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- ROBERT TAGLIONESergeant · August 18, 1965
- MERRILL LAGENE LANTRYCorporal · September 2, 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.