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Coleman, John [1]

Biographical Notes: 
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 51E, Line 17
Date of Birth: 
8/29/1949
Military Branch: 
Marines
City/County: 
Charlotte
County: 
Mecklenburg
Education Details: 
Attended Mount Holly Elementary School and high school in Indianapolis, Indiana
Enlistment Date: 
September 1967
First Name: 
John
KIA / MIA Place: 
Quang Tri, South Vietnam
KIA Date: 
4/21/1968
Last Name: 
Coleman
Middle Name: 
Lee
Military Details: 
Private First Class Coleman was killed in action while on patrol after receiving a gun shot wound to the head by small -arms fire from the Viet Cong, he had been stationed in Vietnam for one month.
Occupation: 
Worked for Reid Electric Co. before enlistment
Military Rank: 
Private First Class
Source: 

Charlotte News May 1st, 1968

Charlotte Obsever May 1st, 1968

State: 
North Carolina
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Vietnamese Conflict [3]
Tags: 
Gold Star Veteran: Vietnam [4]
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