Timeline
Birth- 30 May 1925
Booneville, Logan, Arkansas, USA
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 17 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy Reserve
Rank
Seaman Apprentice
Ship #3
YR-51
Ship #1
USS Castor (AKS-1)
Service Number
6302286
Service Start Date
27 Aug 1942
Ship #2
USS Awahou (YAG-24)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 1 July 1942-Age: 17 years
Little Rock, Arkansas,USA
Marital Status
Married
Marriage- 2 Jan 1955-Age: 30 years
Gene Marie Slanker
Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
1955 - 1975Vietnam War- Age: 41 years
Major Command
7th AF
Branch
Air Force
Grade
O4
Air Group
504th TAC Air Spt Grp
Service Start Date
26 Aug 1966
Squadron
21st TASS
Years Served
20
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Rank
Major
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
Enlistment
Type
Reserve
Casualty- Age: 42 years
Date
28 Apr 1967
Body Recovered
Recovered
Type
Hostile, Died
Cause
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Death- 28 Apr 1967-Age: 42 years
Age at Death
41
Phu Yen, Vietnam
Other Facts
Hometown
Booneville, AR
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Memorial Wall Location: Panel
18E
Religion
Not Reported
Gender
Male
Memorial Wall Location: Line
106
Home State
Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Full Name
Morrison Auther Cotner
Father
Henry Harrison Cotner
Mother
Myrtle Elsie Rothwell
