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CHARLES WILLIAM KRUEGER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
July 13, 1947 – May 31, 1967
Service recordCharles William Krueger, of Menasha, Wisconsin, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 31, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 23 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 23
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 13, 1947
- Home of record
- Menasha, Wisconsin (Winnebago County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 31, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date May 31, 1967; four of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 23
- JOHN ANDREW JAKOVACStaff Sergeant · May 31, 1967
- DENNIS CHARLES JOHNSONLance Corporal · May 31, 1967
- BRIAN KENT MCGARStaff Sergeant · May 31, 1967
- WILLIAM WALLACE MONEYSergeant · May 31, 1967
Same unit, same day
- DAVID LEE ADAMSPrivate First Class · Panel 21E, Line 20
- HERVEY HARRIS ALLENPrivate First Class · Panel 21E, Line 20
- TEDDY REX DUNNSergeant · Panel 21E, Line 22
- WILLIAM WALLACE MONEYSergeant · Panel 21E, Line 23
- DENNIE NEACESergeant · Panel 21E, Line 24
- JAMES EDWARD RICKERSONPrivate First Class · Panel 21E, Line 24
- JERALD ANTHONY VOKISHPrivate First Class · Panel 21E, Line 25
From Menasha
- RONALD EDWARD JAHNKEPrivate First Class · January 8, 1966
- ALBIN ANTON BARANCZYKCorporal · May 17, 1966
- TIMOTHY ALLEN DAHLSpecialist Four · September 30, 1969
- HARVEY GEORGE JACOBSONCorporal · December 18, 1970
- SCOTT BRIAN WESTPHALSpecialist Four · February 21, 1972
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.