James Preston Coats served as a Sergeant in A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, USARV, United States Army.
He served during the Vietnam War.
He died in the crash of a fixed-wing aircraft in South Vietnam on January 25, 1966.
JAMES PRESTON COATS
E-5 Army - Regular - 1st Cavalry Division (AMBL)
Age: 29
Race: Negro
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: September 26, 1936
From: Canton, Ohio
Religion: Baptist
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 10 Years
His Tour began on November 29, 1965
Casualty was on January 25, 1966
In Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, Died Missing, Fixed-Wing, Non-Crew Air Loss
Crash on Land
Body Was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 4E, Line 87
James Preston Coats served as a Sergeant in A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, USARV, United States Army.
He served during the Vietnam War.
He died in the crash of a fixed-wing aircraft in South Vietnam on January 25, 1966.
JAMES PRESTON COATS
E-5 Army - Regular - 1st Cavalry Division (AMBL)
Age: 29
Race: Negro
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: September 26, 1936
From: Canton, Ohio
Religion: Baptist
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 10 Years
His Tour began on November 29, 1965
Casualty was on January 25, 1966
In Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, Died Missing, Fixed-Wing, Non-Crew Air Loss
Crash on Land
Body Was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 4E, Line 87
Inscription
JAMES
PRESTON
COATS
NEW JERSEY
SGT CO A 7 CAV
1 CAV DIV (AM)
VIETNAM
SEPTEMBER 26 1936
JANUARY 25 1966
Gravesite Details
Section 3, Row 5, Position 37
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