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JOHN MICHAEL KOENIG
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
September 27, 1947 – February 1, 1970
Service recordJohn Michael Koenig, of San Jose, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 1, 1970, in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 90
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 27, 1947
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Khanh Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1970; he was the only one lost in Khanh Hoa Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 90
- GEORGE DALE HARPERPrivate First Class · February 1, 1970
- RAYMOND NELSON PELKEYSpecialist Four · February 1, 1970
- THOMAS JOHN PROTACKSergeant · February 1, 1970
- CHARLES LLOYD RIDDLESpecialist Four · February 1, 1970
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.