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KEITH WILLIAM ROWELL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 10, 1942 – August 25, 1968
Service recordKeith William Rowell, of Amarillo, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 25, 1968, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 46W, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 46W · Line 22
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 10, 1942
- Home of record
- Amarillo, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 25, 1968
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
76 names on the Wall carry the date August 25, 1968; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 86 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 46W, Line 22
- ANDRES RIVERA-RUIZCorporal · August 25, 1968
- WILLIAM WAYNE SEAYSergeant · August 25, 1968
- PAUL ROY SEVERSONSpecialist Five · August 25, 1968
- JERRY LEE SIMMONDSCorporal · August 25, 1968
Same unit, same day
- MARVIN ROBERT PEARCESpecialist Four · Panel 46W, Line 19
- JAMES FRANKLIN WATSONSpecialist Four · Panel 46W, Line 25
From Amarillo
- RONALD DICKERSON HINESFirst Lieutenant · April 26, 1964
- DONALD WAYNE BEARDLieutenant Commander · December 9, 1964
- DOUGLAS DULANE MACKWarrant Officer 1 · April 19, 1965
- STANLEY L SAPPCaptain · December 4, 1965
- L V THOMAS JRPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT CROLEYPlatoon Sergeant · July 19, 1966
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · August 8, 1966
- KENT PALMER FURPHYSergeant · November 12, 1966
- ARTHUR KASIMI TYSZKIEWICZLieutenant Commander · January 14, 1967
- CLIFFORD GORDON DAVISCorporal · April 30, 1967
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.