Spencer, Cordell
Army Specialist 4

Cordell Spencer, age 24, from Jefferson County Bessemer, Alabama .

Parents: Mary Mobley
Spouse: Gertis Spencer
Children: Ruby, 6

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Dunbar High graduate
Military history: 173rd Airborne Brigade

Date of death: Monday, November 8, 1965
Death details: Died in Vietnam from gunshot wounds.

Source: National Archives, Birmingham News (1965)