Copley, Henry Eugene Jr.

1950 - 1970  (19 years)

• Name	Copley, Henry Eugene
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	17 Jun 1950	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COPL.H002
  _FGRAVE	21892870
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Corporal, H&S Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps  [1]
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  		Henry Eugene Copley Jr. (1950-1970)
  		United States Marine Corps (USMC) Shield
  		Henry Eugene Copley Jr. (1950-1970) Died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds, Viet Nam War, Corporal, H&S Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Corporal (Cpl) (E-4), United States Marine Corps (1959-Present)
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Vietnam
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  Death	13 Jun 1970	Quang Nam, Vietnam   [1]
  	died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds to the body
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	SS Addition, Block E, Lot 7, Grave 1
  		Headstone, Copley, Henry Eugene
  Person ID	I52027	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Copley, Henry Eugene Sr.
  Mother	Casolari, Elvera J.,   b. 23 Aug 1927   d. Bef 12 Aug 2026 (Age < 98 years)
  Family ID	F18839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jun 1950 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Cpl Copley #2502396 MOS: 2533 Radio Telegraph Operator. Henry was living with his mother and stepfather in Flora, when he enlisted in the Marines 11 July 1968, at a recruiting office in St Louis, Missouri. When Henry arrived in Vietnam 15 May 1970, he was assigned to H&S Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. While out an operation the command post was moving out, when a hostile booby trap was detonated, at approximately 1745H. Henry and another Marine were wounded and med-evac. Henry was being given medical treatment aboard the USNH Sanctuary, when he died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds to the body , at approximately 1940H. Survived by his stepfather and mother, Jim and Elvera J Flextur of Route #3, Flora, Illinois and his father; Henry Eugene Copley Sr of unknown address and his grandparents; Albert B and Alma E Casolari of Illinois. It appears that his mother divorced and remarried.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15199] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Copley, Henry Eugene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21892870/henry-eugene-copley), none. (Reliability: 2).