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JESSE J COFFEY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 6, 1935 – April 1, 1966
Service recordJesse J Coffey, of Knoxville, Tennessee, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 71
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 6, 1935
- Home of record
- Knoxville, Tennessee (Knox County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1966. In April 1966, 406 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 61 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 71
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- WILLIAM THEODORE JOHNSONCorporal · April 1, 1966
- DAVID JOSEPH KERNPrivate First Class · April 1, 1966
- WILLIAM FREDERICK KOHLRUSCHLieutenant (junior grade) · April 1, 1966
Same unit, same day
- DON CARTER BAKERSpecialist Four · Panel 6E, Line 70
- DAVID JOSEPH KERNPrivate First Class · Panel 6E, Line 71
- RICHARD PAUL RANDSecond Lieutenant · Panel 6E, Line 72
- RICARDO HINOJOSA SOTOSergeant First Class · Panel 6E, Line 72
From Knoxville
- GARY D SMITHPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WAYNE THOMAS LONGPrivate · December 27, 1965
- RAYMOND LEE HILLSergeant · January 30, 1966
- TOMMY EDWARD HILLPetty Officer Second Class · February 14, 1966
- HUGH ALLEN LOVEPrivate First Class · February 17, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT MCLEMOREPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- DONALD RICHARD LUMLEYSecond Lieutenant · March 4, 1966
- CHARLES WILLIAM WOOLIVERLance Corporal · May 4, 1966
- JOHN HENRY MORGANPrivate First Class · May 26, 1966
- DONALD ANCKER SHERRODSpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
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.