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The 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, enters Snuol, Cambodia, 4 May 1970.
The 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, enters Snuol, Cambodia, 4 May 1970. Photo: U.S. Army, public domain. Shown for the time and place, not a photograph of Glenn Hung Nin Lee.

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GLENN HUNG NIN LEE

Captain · U.S. Air Force

August 6, 1945 – May 27, 1970

Service record

Glenn Hung Nin Lee, of Honolulu, Hawaii, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 27, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

On the Wall

Panel 10W · Line 109

Position of Panel 10W on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Service

Branch
U.S. Air Force
Rank
Captain (CAPT)
Service
Reserve / National Guard
Born
August 6, 1945
Home of record
Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu County)

Casualty

Date of death
May 27, 1970
Age
24
Country
Cambodia
Casualty type
Hostile
Category
Killed in Action
Circumstance
Unknown

Context · from the records

What was happening

20 names on the Wall carry the date May 27, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.

Also on Panel 10W, Line 109

From Honolulu

All 120 names from Honolulu →

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.