In Memoriam

RONALD L COKER

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Coker, Ronald Leroy
Alliance, NE
USMC
PFC

BIRTH DATE:

8/9/1947

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11/6/1968
3/24/1969
3/24/1969

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
48QXD740540
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Operation Purple Martin
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

0311 = Rifleman
M CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Fairview Cemetery, Alliance, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Vicinity Of FSB Alpine, 17 Km Northwest Of Khe Sanh Air Field 24Mar69.

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