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LEONARD MICHAEL ACKERMAN
Seaman · U.S. Navy
April 8, 1948 – March 20, 1970
Service recordLeonard Michael Ackerman, of Fraser, Michigan, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on March 20, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 24 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 24
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
- April 8, 1948
- Home of record
- Fraser, Michigan (Macomb County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 20, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date March 20, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 24
- DALE ADAMS BLAKEPrivate First Class · March 20, 1970
- JAMES EDWARD BUTLERChief Warrant Officer 3 · March 20, 1970
- CHARLES ANTHONY CONNELLSergeant · March 20, 1970
- ROBERT GORDON COZART JRMajor · March 20, 1970
From Fraser
- THOMAS ALLEN LANEPetty Officer Third Class · May 26, 1967
- BENJAMIN LEE HOOPENGARNER JRSpecialist Four · December 7, 1968
- LARRY RUSSELL BUSICKPrivate First Class · September 20, 1970
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.