Vietnam War
Unit | 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division |
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Rank | Lance Corporal U.S. Marine Corps |
Entered Service From | Port Deposit Maryland |
Date of Death | May 15 1975 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lance Corporal Copenhaver was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On May 15, 1975, he was a passenger in a Sikorsky Sea Stallion Cargo Helicopter (CH-53) over Cambodian waters when it crashed. His remains were recovered on December 6, 1995 and identified on May 8, 2000. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.