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KENNETH JOHN SUSMARSKI
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 31, 1947 – June 21, 1969
Service recordKenneth John Susmarski, of Erie, Pennsylvania, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 21, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 109
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 31, 1947
- Home of record
- Erie, Pennsylvania (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 21, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date June 21, 1969; nine of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 108 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 109
- DENNIS MICHAEL RESINGERSergeant · June 21, 1969
- HARLIS CALVIN SALESSergeant · June 21, 1969
- WILLIAM G SCHANCK JRSecond Lieutenant · June 21, 1969
- JOSE MIGUEL TOROSpecialist Four · June 21, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN KENNETH PETERSONPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 107
- ALLYN TROY STEVENSPrivate · Panel 22W, Line 108
- DENNIS MICHAEL RESINGERSergeant · Panel 22W, Line 109
- JORGE VARGASPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 110
From Erie
- RONALD ROBERT MARTINStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JACK LEE NEIDRICKLance Corporal · March 17, 1966
- LEONARD IRA HENRYSergeant · May 6, 1966
- THOMAS JOSEPH KENNEDY JRCaptain · June 12, 1966
- DAVID WILLIAM HILLPrivate First Class · July 23, 1966
- CLIFTON MARTIN WALTERPrivate First Class · August 23, 1966
- DAVID JOSEPH IGNASIAKPrivate First Class · November 4, 1966
- DONALD ROY OSWALDGunnery Sergeant · December 23, 1966
- FRANK CARL SUVARA JRPrivate First Class · January 14, 1967
- JOSEPH EDWARDSSergeant · January 19, 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.