SIDNEY COHEN
Home Of Record:
CAMDEN
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
SSGT
Branch Of Service:
Army
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
November 15, 1965
Date of Birth:
January 27, 1931
 

SSGT - E6 - Army - Regular 1st Cav Division (AMBL) Length of service 16 years His tour began on Aug 18, 1965 Casualty was on Nov 15, 1965 In , SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE Body was recovered Panel 03E - Line 53

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Sidney Cohen was born on January 27, 1931, to Louis and Sara Cohen. His home of record is Camden, NJ. He had one brother, Robert, and two sisters, Pearl and Sissy. His special interests were baseball, bowling, cooking and gambling. He and his wife, Ruby Mae, had two children, Ricky and Sherry.

Cohen enlisted in the US Army in 1949. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSGT). As a career soldier, he served around the world, including stints in the United Kingdom and Hawaii, before going to Vietnam.

Cohen served with 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Company C.

Cohen was killed in action in the fighting at Ia Drang Valley on November 15, 1965, when he was shot in the chest. He was the first Camden resident to be killed in Vietnam.

Cohen was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star with V for Valor, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, The Army of Occupation Medal, The Combat Infantry Badge, The Military Merit Medal of the Republic of Vietnam and the Gallantry Cross with Palm of the Republic of Vietnam.

Information provided by Sherry Cuadrado (daughter) and NJVVMF.

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STAFF SERGEANT SIDNEY COHEN was born on January 27, 1931 to Louis Cohen and his wife, the former Rose Myeroff. He grew up in the 400 block of Liberty Street in Camden NJ, alongside four older brothers, Irving, David, Norman "Nunny", and Morton "Porky"; one younger brother, Robert; and two sisters, Pearl and Sissy. He had attended Cooper B. Hatch Junior High School on Park Boulevard in the Parkside section of Camden prior to enlisting in the Army. His special interests were baseball, bowling, cooking and gambling. 

Sidney Cohen enlisted in the US Army in 1949 from his hometown of Camden, NJ. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. As a career soldier, he served around the world, including stints in the United Kingdom and Hawaii, before going to Vietnam. His MOS was 11B40, infantry non-commissioned officer. Army records available from the National Archives indicate that he had been awarded the Bronze Star prior to his service in Vietnam, most likely in Korea.

Staff Sergeant Cohen served with 1^st Battalion, 7^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division, Company C. Cohen was killed in action in the fighting at Ia Drang Valley on November 15, 1965 when he was shot in the chest. He was the first Camden, NJ resident to be killed in Vietnam.

Staff Sergeant Sidney Cohen was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star w/ V for Valor, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, The Army of Occupation Medal, The Combat Infantry Badge, The Military Merit Medal of the Republic of Vietnam and the Gallantry Cross w/Palm of the Republic of Vietnam.

Staff Sergeant Sidney Cohen was survived by his wife Ruby Mae and children Ricky and Sherry. (from dvrbs)

	Camden Courier-Post November 18, 1965

MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA (as of 2/28/09)

** Note that some of these messages are from years ago and there contact information may not be good anymore **

John Fletcher
littlepbigj@juno.com
Friend. former squad member
2701 Forestdale Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917 USA
SSG Cohen was one of the best squad leaders I had at B Company, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. So long, SGT. Cohen. I will always remember you.
Sunday, September 03, 2000


Doug Connor
dconnor@mardril.com
Friend Of The Cav
A tribute to Sidney, one of the 234 young Americans who died in three days of fighting in LZ-Xray & Albany, November 1965, in The Valley Of Death, the Ia Drang. Lest we forget our fallen heroes, those who gave the last measure of devotion. May their souls' be cradled in the Arms Of The Lord Forever.
Wednesday, April 26, 2000

Scott Cohen
coheninms@aol.com  Bad email
Nephew
Southaven, MS
My Uncle
To my uncle who I never knew and was named after. Our family will always remember you.
Friday, November 23, 2001

Ryan Hunt
ryanscotthunt@aol.com
I learned about him in school
You Sir are the ture hero. Any man that died for his country is more of a man than anyone of us will ever be. I want to tell you thank you from the bottom of my heart. To your family I'm learning about Sidney in my History of the Vietnam War class, I'm very sorry that this as happened. But I can't think of a better way to die, than dieing for one's counrty and beliefs. He will never be forgotten by me or anyone that is taking this class. Mr. Cohen thank you for showing me an American hero!
Wednesday, September 22, 2004


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