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John Alan Coey

American served in the Rhodesian Army
Military Service from 1972-09 to
Date of Death: Sat 19 Jul 1975 - KIA near a river in the Kandeya Tribal Trust Lands

John Alan Coey (November 12, 1950 – July 19, 1975) was a U.S. Marine who served in the Rhodesian Army as one of “the Crippled Eagles”, a loosely organised group of U.S. expatriates fighting for the unrecognized government of Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) during that country’s Bush War. A devout Christian, vitriolic anti-communist, he was the first American fatality of the war. He moved to Rhodesia to join its army in 1972, the day after graduating from college in his home town of Columbus, Ohio, and served until he was killed in action in 1975.

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SERVICE HISTORY


1972-09 joined SAS C Squadron


1974 joined Rhodesian Light Infantery as Medic


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