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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: CORMIER
First name: EDWARD JAMES
Home of Record (official): SOUTH BARRE
State (official): MA
Date of Birth: Monday, January 31, 1949
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 022407110
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
I Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, September 15, 1969
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, November 25, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 16W - Row 120