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Sgt Melvin Thomas Cowdell

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Sgt Melvin Thomas Cowdell

Birth
Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
16 May 1969 (aged 25)
Bình Dương, Bình Dương, Vietnam
Burial
Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.5548031, Longitude: -111.8420836
Plot
Garden of the Last Supper 136-C-2
Memorial ID
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PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Salt Lake City, UT
Date of birth: 11/27/1943

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 56649205
MOS: 64A10: Light Vehicle Driver
Length Service: 01
Unit: HHC, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 08/17/1968
Incident Date: 05/16/1969
Casualty Date: 05/16/1969
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar

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Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Salt Lake City, UT
Date of birth: 11/27/1943

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 56649205
MOS: 64A10: Light Vehicle Driver
Length Service: 01
Unit: HHC, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 08/17/1968
Incident Date: 05/16/1969
Casualty Date: 05/16/1969
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar

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