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DENNIS WILLIAM HIPPO
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 12, 1947 – January 17, 1969
Service recordDennis William Hippo, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 17, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 34W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34W · 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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Norristown, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 17, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
56 names on the Wall carry the date January 17, 1969; 13 of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34W, Line 24
- JAMES MILAN GAHAGANSergeant · January 17, 1969
- DONALD ALAN GUERTINSpecialist Four · January 17, 1969
- LEE RUSSELL HARRISSpecialist Four · January 17, 1969
- RUFUS WELDON HODGESSpecialist Four · January 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES DANIEL BAILEYSergeant · Panel 34W, Line 20
- WALTER EDWARD BARNESSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 20
- CHARLES LILLETON BRIDDELLSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 20
- RONALD ISAAC CRODYStaff Sergeant · Panel 34W, Line 21
- JAMES GREGORY DAVISSergeant · Panel 34W, Line 22
- JOSEPH ESCAMILLASergeant · Panel 34W, Line 23
- LEE RUSSELL HARRISSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 24
- ARELINN LEWIS JACKSONSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 25
From Norristown
- ROBERT FRANCIS RONCAMajor · February 19, 1965
- WILLIAM RICHARD REESE JRPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- NICHOLAS JOSEPH FULMERSpecialist Four · November 12, 1966
- MICHAEL ALEXANDER BARONOWSKILance Corporal · November 29, 1966
- NILS ARDEN DRENNENPrivate First Class · March 12, 1967
- JOHN ELLWOOD SCHEETZPrivate First Class · May 17, 1967
- DANIEL WILLIAM BRADYLance Corporal · July 2, 1967
- WILLIE LEE JONES JRSpecialist Four · September 5, 1967
- DAVID BRAUCH LEFEVERCorporal · September 6, 1967
- JIMMIE LUE MCMORRISPrivate First Class · November 15, 1967
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.