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JACK ELENBAAS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 6, 1947 – June 8, 1967
Service recordJack Elenbaas, of Holland, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 8, 1967, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 74
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)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 6, 1947
- Home of record
- Holland, Michigan (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 8, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date June 8, 1967; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 95 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 74
- JOHN EDWARD FERGUSONPrivate First Class · June 8, 1967
- WILLIAM GLADE HENDERSONSergeant · June 8, 1967
- THOMAS LEO HOENIGESSergeant · June 8, 1967
- HANS DIETRICK LANGESpecialist Four · June 8, 1967
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM GLADE HENDERSONSergeant · Panel 21E, Line 74
- JESUS EFRAIN LEON-DESpecialist Four · Panel 21E, Line 75
- THOMAS PRETTERSpecialist Four · Panel 21E, Line 76
From Holland
- JAMES WESLEY HINTZSpecialist Four · April 10, 1967
- MELVIN ELMER HOFFMANPrivate First Class · May 24, 1967
- GORDON DOUGLAS YNTEMASergeant · January 18, 1968
- DAVID BUURSMAFirst Lieutenant · February 9, 1968
- SPENCER SCOTT FREESTONESpecialist Four · February 15, 1968
- DANIEL MICHAEL ARIZMENDEZCorporal · May 29, 1968
- ROBERT JAY WESTRATESergeant · June 7, 1968
- TERRY ROBERT MEYERSergeant · August 13, 1968
- ROBERT EDWIN KNOLLStaff Sergeant · September 27, 1968
- REYNALDO ARENASSpecialist Four · December 31, 1968
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.