Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
Headstone of Larry William Cotten
U.S. Air Force · United States United States

Larry William Cotten

First Lieutenant
1945 – 1970
Purple Heart
Air MedalNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 13W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

First Lieutenant Larry William Cotten served in the U.S. Air Force. Larry served with the 4 TFG SQ. Larry served in the Vietnam War. Larry was 24 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Injury, unspecified
Circumstance Killed in action
Keepsakes
Larry W Cotten
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Service Record
U.S. Air Force
4TH TAC FTR SQDN, 366TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF
1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)
1STLT
NASHVILLE, TN
1970
Pay grade O02.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart
Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 13W · Line 99 cut as LARRY W COTTEN
In Our Keeping
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Larry William Cotten
First Lieutenant
U.S. Air Force
- 1970
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron
First Lieutenant
Purple Heart
Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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