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KENNETH LEROY DEFENBAUGH
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 1, 1950 – May 2, 1970
Service recordKenneth Leroy Defenbaugh, of Woodward, Iowa, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 85
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Woodward, Iowa (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1970; two of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 85
- RODNEY LYNN GRIFFINSergeant · May 2, 1970
- EDWARD CHARLES HAGGERTYCorporal · May 2, 1970
- LARRY HERRERASergeant · May 2, 1970
- DANIEL COPE JOHNSONSpecialist Four · May 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT ALMASYSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 82
- RICHARD DENNIS BREWERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11W, Line 83
- FRANK RODRIQUEZ CORONASergeant · Panel 11W, Line 83
- GEORGE DALE SLYEStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 88
- MICHAEL BANARD VARNADOChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 11W, Line 89
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.