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CURTIS JOHN STECKBAUER
Captain · U.S. Army
February 12, 1932 – July 1, 1963
Service recordCurtis John Steckbauer, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 24
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- February 12, 1932
- Home of record
- Manitowoc, Wisconsin (Manitowoc County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 1, 1963
- Age
- 31
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1963. In July 1963, 7 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 24
- G W MAGBEESpecialist Five · June 22, 1963
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- RICHARD WEBB GEYERMajor · July 6, 1963
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
From Manitowoc
- VICTOR JOSEPH KOHLBECKSergeant First Class · February 20, 1966
- RICHARD LEE HOGLETechnical Sergeant · June 13, 1966
- PATRICK NICHOLAS LYONSPrivate First Class · February 28, 1967
- DONALD E HEINZPrivate First Class · July 5, 1967
- DALE FRANCIS TEGELMANLance Corporal · July 17, 1967
- DAVID LEE ZYWICKELance Corporal · December 7, 1967
- TODD R JACKSONCorporal · January 30, 1968
- CLINTON CARL WUSTERBARTHCorporal · March 18, 1968
- ROGER WILLIAM RAIHPrivate First Class · April 1, 1968
- JOHN ROY KNORRSpecialist Four · May 5, 1968
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.