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U.S. Army · United States 
Howard Franklin Coles Jr.
1945 – 1968
Vietnam Wall · Panel 35E
Second Lieutenant Howard Franklin Coles Jr. served in the U.S. Army. Howard served with the 4 INF DIV. Howard served in the Vietnam War. Howard was 22 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Kontum
Service Record
U.S. Army
1542: Infantry Unit Commander
INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER
KONTUM
1968
Pay grade O01.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
For valor
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Vestal Hills Memorial Park Cemetery
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Howard Franklin Coles Jr.
Second Lieutenant
U.S. Army
- 1968
12th Infantry Regiment
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