Coles, Alexander, Jr., HN

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Hospitalman

Last Primary NEC
HN-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospitalman

Primary Unit
1966-1967, HN-8404, 1st Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (1/1)

Service Years
1965 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New Jersey

Year of Birth
1946

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Casualty Info

Home Town Salem, NJ	Last Address with 1st Bn / 1st Marine Regiment in Viet Nam.

Casualty Date Jan 23, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Evergreen Cemetery - Salem, New Jersey	Wall/Plot Coordinates 14E 069
Military Service Number 8 404 067

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2017, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2017, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2018, New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (66-67)/Operation County Fair 1-29
From Month/Year January / 1967	To Month/Year February / 1967
Description Jan 9 – 12; 1st Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in the Quảng Nam Province.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year January / 1967	To Month/Year February / 1967

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

My Photos From This Battle or Operation

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