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LARRY JAMES LEINDECKER
Seaman · U.S. Navy
November 26, 1946 – April 30, 1968
Service recordLarry James Leindecker, of Antigo, Wisconsin, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on April 30, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · Line 16
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. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Born
- November 26, 1946
- Home of record
- Antigo, Wisconsin (Langlade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 30, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
87 names on the Wall carry the date April 30, 1968; 53 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 16
- DONALD RAY JOHNSONPrivate First Class · April 30, 1968
- PAUL CONRAD JOHNSONSergeant · April 30, 1968
- SEEBER J KELLYPrivate First Class · April 30, 1968
- DALE LYNN KRUSEPetty Officer Third Class · April 30, 1968
From Antigo
- THOMAS EARL DOBRINSKASecond Lieutenant · February 10, 1968
- WILLIAM LEDFOR CUNNINGHAMPrivate First Class · March 1, 1968
- JOSEPH JAMES PETERLICHLance Corporal · May 19, 1968
- MICHAEL PAUL MALUEGPrivate First Class · March 6, 1969
- FREDERICK LEE BENISHEKCorporal · June 7, 1969
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.