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LAWRENCE DAVID KUTCHEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 30, 1946 – November 25, 1968
Service recordLawrence David Kutchey, of Madison Heights, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on November 25, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 38W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 38W · Line 59
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- May 30, 1946
- Home of record
- Madison Heights, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 25, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
48 names on the Wall carry the date November 25, 1968; five of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In November 1968, 918 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 96 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 38W, Line 59
- ROBERT KENNETH HOULEStaff Sergeant · November 25, 1968
- BRUCE ANTHONY LYNCHLance Corporal · November 25, 1968
- ROBERT EDWARD MARSHALLWarrant Officer · November 25, 1968
- FLORENTINO MARTINEZ JRCorporal · November 25, 1968
From Madison Heights
- WILLIAM A SAWYERSpecialist Four · February 6, 1968
- GEORGE HARRELL STAMPSSpecialist Four · December 2, 1968
- DONALD LEE KENNEDYLance Corporal · September 17, 1969
- GLENN FREDERICK AUSTINCorporal · March 7, 1970
- RONALD LESTER HUXTABLESpecialist Four · September 17, 1970
- MICHAEL THOMAS LINVILLEPrivate First Class · September 20, 1970
- TOMMY JOE BECKERPrivate First Class · April 18, 1972
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.