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Louis Newton Cooley Jr

Louis Newton Cooley Jr
U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Corporal [E-3]
Biography:
Louis Newton Cooley Junior grew up in the Council Bluffs area and joined the Marine Corps in 1967. He trained as an electrician for a searchlight battery and arrived in Vietnam on June 27, 1967. The batteries were becoming an important part in MEDEVAC rescue efforts. He was attached to the 12th Marines/1st Searchlight battery based in Cua Viet in Quang Tri Province just south of the demilitarized zone. On December 16th, the port area was hit by a rocket attack and Cooley and three others were killed. Lance Corporal Cooley was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs.
County:
Pottawattamie
City of EntryCouncil Bluffs
Conflict/Time PeriodVietnam War
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Separation StatusKilled In Action (KIA)
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