WILLIAM M COOMES
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HONORED ON PANEL 4E, LINE 134 OF THE WALL

WILLIAM MICHAEL COOMES

WALL NAME

WILLIAM M COOMES

PANEL / LINE

4E/134

DATE OF BIRTH

10/16/1941

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG NGAI

DATE OF CASUALTY

02/03/1966

HOME OF RECORD

MADISONVILLE

COUNTY OF RECORD

Hopkins County

STATE

KY

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

RANK

SGT

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Contact Details

REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR WILLIAM MICHAEL COOMES
POSTED ON 12.31.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever.....
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POSTED ON 10.16.2020
POSTED BY: Jury Washington

Thank You For Your Valiant Service Marine.

Without people like you our great nation would not exist. Rest in peace SGT, Coomes, I salute your brave soul. Semper Fidelis!
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POSTED ON 1.19.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik

Thank You

Dear Sgt William Coomes,
Thank you for your service as a Mortarman. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 1.8.2017

Final Mission of SGT William M. Coomes

SGT William M. Coomes was a mortarman serving with H&S Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On February 3, 1966, SGT Coomes was on one of the ten helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) on a lift mission to move three companies of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines during Operation Double Eagle. Upon entering the drop-off zone at LZ Sparrow near Van Ly (1), about 6 miles northwest of Duc Pho, Quang Ngai Province, RVN, enemy sniper fire began targeting the dismounting Marines. It was at this time SGT Coomes suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Three others were wounded in the incident and two helicopters were shot down. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
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POSTED ON 10.11.2015

How do you say Thank You to the man who saved my life?

We were out on a Battalion sized operation during the monsoon season and everyone was wet to the bone. Finally we received coordanance to where we were going to be extracted from. The location was on the lee side of a mountain by the ocean. As the wind came up I started to go into hyperthermia, Mickey and another Sargent sandwiched my body until I was able to regain my internal core temperature. Had they not done this I would have surely gone into a coma and probably died.
Sadly on another operation Mickey was killed by a sniper.
Rest in Peace Mickey, I found you daughter and she turned out to be a successful woman as a Nurse.

Doc Chandler
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