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LEROY CHARLES CECH
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 25, 1942 – June 19, 1970
Service recordLeroy Charles Cech, of Havre, Montana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 19, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 68 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 68
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 25, 1942
- Home of record
- Havre, Montana (Hill County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 19, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date June 19, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 68
- FRANCIS ARTHUR BONDSpecialist Five · June 19, 1970
- JOHN WAYNE BROWNLance Corporal · June 19, 1970
- ROBERT KNAPP HENDERSON JRFirst Lieutenant · June 19, 1970
- HERBERT LAWRENCE JOHNSONLance Corporal · June 19, 1970
From Havre
- MARK GORDON HINKLEPrivate First Class · November 3, 1965
- STANLEY WILLIAM SALYERSergeant · May 23, 1966
- WILLIAM JOHN GARRITY JRLieutenant Commander · October 26, 1966
- PETER MICHAEL STENGEMSpecialist Four · April 28, 1969
- TERRY DUANE NEISSSpecialist Four · May 10, 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.