Wayne Michael Cole

Second Lieutenant
DET A-413, D CO, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
07 February 1949 - 08 January 1970
Covina, California
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USARV

5TH SF GRP 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Wayne Michael Cole

30 Aug 2007

I think about you all the time. You were my favorite cousin and I miss you very much. You were taken too soon, but in my eyes you were a hero as were all of our men and women who served in Nam.

I Love You,
Vickie

Vickie Melroe
vbobcat53@comcast.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Seven men were killed when UH-1H tail number 66-16871 was shot down 8 kilometers west-northwest of Cao Lanh City:
  • Aircrew, 114th AHC:
    • CWO Steven M. Brown, New York, NY
    • WO Gale W. Butcher, Hayward, CA
    • SP5 Kenneth T. Kleppin, Milwaukee, WI
    • SP4 William E. Barnes, Rocky Mount, NC

  • Passengers:
    • CPT David W. Coppernoll, San Diego, CA, D Co, 5th SF Group
    • 2LT Wayne M. Cole, Covina, CA, D Co, 5th SF Group
    • MSG Harold K. Rappaport, New York, NY, MACV Advisory Team 85


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a cousin,
Vickie Melroe
vbobcat53@comcast.net


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 30 Aug 2007
Last updated 09/03/2007