Virginia Heroes

Paul Frederick Cobb

Second Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: May 16, 1968
Died In: Cobb
Awards: Navy Cross

Served in the Vietnam War. Killed in Action on May 16, 1968 in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. After being wounded, he continued to lead his platoon in hand-to-hand combat to rescue an adjoining company under siege, until he fell dead from a 2nd wound.

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