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DONALD JOHN KRUSSOW
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 3, 1947 – July 22, 1968
Service recordDonald John Krussow, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 22, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 51W, Line 34 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51W · Line 34
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 INF DIV
- Born
- October 3, 1947
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 22, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
43 names on the Wall carry the date July 22, 1968; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 38 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 51W, Line 34
- GERALD DENNIS KIESLINGPrivate First Class · July 22, 1968
- GERALD KIRBYPrivate First Class · July 22, 1968
- HERMAN PAUL MAGEEPrivate First Class · July 22, 1968
- DAVID MARK MAYMONCorporal · July 22, 1968
Same unit, same day
- LESTER ELWOOD BOWMAN JRSpecialist Four · Panel 51W, Line 29
- MYRON JEROME POOCKCaptain · Panel 51W, Line 35
- LUTHER JULIAN ROSS JRPrivate First Class · Panel 51W, Line 36
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
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.