Pfc. U.S. Army, Vietnam War-Pfc. Copeland was killed in an auto accident near Bloomington, Illinois on 6-16-1967. He died at St. Joseph's Hospital, and he was on leave from Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Pfc. Copeland served honorably in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device at Lo Go, South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border.
He is the son {1919-1967} of Mr. Merle Lee & Mrs. Viola Jean {Kugler} Copeland of North Orange Street in Peoria, Illinois, and he attended Peoria H.S. His parents were married in Kahoka, Missouri on July 30, 1942. He leaves two brothers, Jerry of Peoria, and Terry of Macomb, Illinois.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal.
Pfc. Copeland served honorably in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device at Lo Go, South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border.
He is the son {1919-1967} of Mr. Merle Lee & Mrs. Viola Jean {Kugler} Copeland of North Orange Street in Peoria, Illinois, and he attended Peoria H.S. His parents were married in Kahoka, Missouri on July 30, 1942. He leaves two brothers, Jerry of Peoria, and Terry of Macomb, Illinois.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal.
Pfc. U.S. Army, Vietnam War-Pfc. Copeland was killed in an auto accident near Bloomington, Illinois on 6-16-1967. He died at St. Joseph's Hospital, and he was on leave from Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Pfc. Copeland served honorably in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device at Lo Go, South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border.
He is the son {1919-1967} of Mr. Merle Lee & Mrs. Viola Jean {Kugler} Copeland of North Orange Street in Peoria, Illinois, and he attended Peoria H.S. His parents were married in Kahoka, Missouri on July 30, 1942. He leaves two brothers, Jerry of Peoria, and Terry of Macomb, Illinois.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal.
Pfc. Copeland served honorably in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" Device at Lo Go, South Vietnam near the Cambodian Border.
He is the son {1919-1967} of Mr. Merle Lee & Mrs. Viola Jean {Kugler} Copeland of North Orange Street in Peoria, Illinois, and he attended Peoria H.S. His parents were married in Kahoka, Missouri on July 30, 1942. He leaves two brothers, Jerry of Peoria, and Terry of Macomb, Illinois.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Service Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal.
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