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CPL James Robert McCoy

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CPL James Robert McCoy

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
26 Feb 1991 (aged 29)
Iraq
Burial
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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Please note that he was prior service Marine Corps 1979-1983.
Contributor: Jim Reece (46924392)

2nd Cavalry Association's memorial webpage dedicated to CPL McCoy:
Operation Desert Storm
Rank: Corporal
Unit: K Trp, 3D Squadron, 2D Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: M2 3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Mechanic

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Stars, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Suadia Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Badges: Master Driver Badge for Tracked vehicles and Motorcycles, Expert Badge with Pistol, Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle, Bayonet.

Cause of death: Killed in action – Small Arms Fire

Location of fatality: Iraq

Place of interment: Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Delaware
Contributor: Dragoon Adj (50243229)
Please note that he was prior service Marine Corps 1979-1983.
Contributor: Jim Reece (46924392)

2nd Cavalry Association's memorial webpage dedicated to CPL McCoy:
Operation Desert Storm
Rank: Corporal
Unit: K Trp, 3D Squadron, 2D Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: M2 3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Mechanic

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Stars, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Suadia Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Badges: Master Driver Badge for Tracked vehicles and Motorcycles, Expert Badge with Pistol, Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle, Bayonet.

Cause of death: Killed in action – Small Arms Fire

Location of fatality: Iraq

Place of interment: Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Delaware
Contributor: Dragoon Adj (50243229)

Inscription

CPL US ARMY
PERSIAN GULF
KILLED IN ACTION



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  • Created by: CindyS
  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82052749/james_robert-mccoy: accessed ), memorial page for CPL James Robert McCoy (12 Sep 1961–26 Feb 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82052749, citing Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by CindyS (contributor 18484625).