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KENNETH WILLIAM BROWN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
May 27, 1950 – December 2, 1969
Service recordKenneth William Brown, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 2, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 15
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Wire Systems Installer (31L)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- May 27, 1950
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 2, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date December 2, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 15
- DENNIS ALLEN WATSONSpecialist Four · December 1, 1969
- JOHN SILVY ASHSpecialist Four · December 2, 1969
- TRINO BALTAZAR BENAVIDEZCorporal · December 2, 1969
- THOMAS EDWARD BROWNStaff Sergeant · December 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LYLE FRANCIS KELLCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 19
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.