United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Army · United States

William Michael Copley

Staff Sergeant

1949 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 39W

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Staff Sergeant William Michael Copley served in the U.S. Army. William served with the FOB 2 C&C NORTH 5 SPFC GP. William served in the Vietnam War. William was 19 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Injury, unspecified

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Army

FOB 2, CCN, MACV-SOG, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV

Radio Operator (05B)

SSG

RADIO OPERATOR

NORTHRIDGE, CA

1974

Pay grade E06.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Unit awards

Army Good Conduct Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 39W · Line 72 cut as WILLIAM M COPLEY

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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William Michael Copley

Staff Sergeant

U.S. Army

- 1974

5th Special Forces Group

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