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DUANE KENNETH HEISER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 1, 1947 – March 15, 1966
Service recordDuane Kenneth Heiser, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on March 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 10
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- March 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 15, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date March 15, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 66 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 10
- ROY JOHN HENDERSONPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- WILLIAM R HOLBROOKStaff Sergeant · March 15, 1966
- DAVID HUGH HOLMESLieutenant Colonel · March 15, 1966
- RAYMOND HOODSpecialist Four · March 15, 1966
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
- ROBERT RAYMOND DYCZKOWSKILieutenant Colonel · April 23, 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.