Name:
Billy Gene Copeland
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
529256
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Ethel Reece Cemetery, Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
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Billy Gene Copeland was born on September 22, 1926, in Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Emery A. Copeland and Ollie Ann Allen Copeland.
He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.