Roy William Cobb (1942 - 1970)

Born 6 Feb 1942 in Avon Park, Broward, Florida, United States

Died 13 Feb 1970 at age 28 in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam

Biography

SFC Roy Cobb was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

SFC Roy Cobb served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): 2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 18TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Service ended:

He died in Vietnam in 1970. ^[1]

Roy William Cobb ON THE WALL: Panel W13 Line 5 This page Copyright© 1997-2018 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Avon Park, FL Date of birth: 02/06/1942 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: Army of the United States Grade at loss: E7 Rank: Sergeant First Class Promotion Note: None ID No: 263584773 MOS: 11B40: Infantryman Length Service: 08 Unit: 2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 18TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 10/08/1969 Incident Date: 02/13/1970 Casualty Date: 02/13/1970 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 28 Location: Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire URL: https:/www.VirtualWall.org/dc/CobbRW01a.htm Data accessed: 2/16/2019 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59434670/roy-william-cobb: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for SFC Roy William Cobb (6 Feb 1942–13 Feb 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59434670, citing Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Grace Younglove Hudson (contributor 46535087).
2. ↑ THE VIRTUAL WALL ® www.VirtualWall.org

"SFC Roy William Cobb." The Virtual Wall. Www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd, 29 2018. Web. 11 Feb 2019. <https://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SummersillEP01a.htm>.

"United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-3HL : 12 December 2014), Roy William Cobb, 13 Feb 1970; citing , Long Khanh, South Vietnam, panel 13W, line 005, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

"United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZH-C72 : 12 December 2014), Roy William Cobb, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.