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FLOYD WAYNE KAASE
Captain · U.S. Army
November 14, 1938 – May 28, 1967
Service recordFloyd Wayne Kaase, of Schulenburg, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 28, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 5
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Aviation Staff Officer (2518)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHC 52 AVN BN 17 AVN GRP
- Born
- November 14, 1938
- Home of record
- Schulenburg, Texas (Fayette County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1967
- Age
- 28
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date May 28, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 5
- NOBLE JACKSONPrivate First Class · May 28, 1967
- EDWARD GENE LACEYPrivate First Class · May 28, 1967
- DOUGLAS LLOYDMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1967
- GEORGE MYRON WALKINSHAWCorporal · May 28, 1967
From Schulenburg
- EDWARD HUGO BEYERSpecialist Four · April 9, 1970
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.