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KENNETH WADE WEST
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
June 26, 1943 – October 4, 1966
Service recordKenneth Wade West, of Jacksonville, Florida, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 48
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Fa Unit Commander (71193)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 26, 1943
- Home of record
- Jacksonville, Florida (Duval County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 4, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 4, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 48
- WILLIAM RICHARD ANDREWSLieutenant Colonel · October 5, 1966
- JAMES ALVIN BEENELieutenant Commander · October 5, 1966
- DAVID J BOHNLance Corporal · October 5, 1966
- JAMES JOSEPH CARROLLCaptain · October 5, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JOHN THOMAS BIRDSpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 43
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 43
- HENRY LEE CREEKPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 44
- SAM WEBSTER DAILYStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 44
- JOHNNIE LINCOLN DANIELCaptain · Panel 11E, Line 44
- RONALD EUGENE LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- JAMES GARRIS LITTSPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- HOMER LEE PICKETTSergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- RICHARD MICHAEL PROCIVStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · Panel 11E, Line 46
- DONALD ALLEN SMITH JRPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 47
From Jacksonville
- LOYE THOMAS CHRISTMASPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964
- WYLEY WRIGHT JRSpecialist Five · March 9, 1964
- OTIS GORDON JRMajor · November 19, 1964
- HORACE CLEVELAND COLLINSSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- JAMES HENRY KINGSergeant First Class · October 6, 1965
- RODNEY CARSWELL HARRISPrivate First Class · November 1, 1965
- HENRY TUCKER CANNONSergeant First Class · November 8, 1965
- NATHANIEL BYRDSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- WILLIE FRANK GODBOLDTSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- ALEXANDER WILLIAMSSergeant · November 15, 1965
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.