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FRED MICHAEL KERNS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 15, 1948 – July 29, 1969
Service recordFred Michael Kerns, of Elkins, West Virginia, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 29, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 71
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- October 15, 1948
- Home of record
- Elkins, West Virginia (Randolph County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 29, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 29, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 71
- JOHN EDWIN HISEYCorporal · July 29, 1969
- ROBERT JOSEPH KEINPrivate First Class · July 29, 1969
- JAMES CARL KOTRCMajor · July 29, 1969
- JAMES ALFORD LANDRUMSergeant · July 29, 1969
From Elkins
- ROGER DALE GRIFFITHSpecialist Four · January 4, 1968
- SAMUEL REED SUMMERFIELDPrivate First Class · September 16, 1968
- RUSSELL ALLEN TAYLORCorporal · August 26, 1969
- THOMAS G HESSStaff Sergeant · May 3, 1970
- ROBERT LEE SIMMONSChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 9, 1971
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.