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RICHARD WAYNE KUYKENDALL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 6, 1947 – June 12, 1970
Service recordRichard Wayne Kuykendall, of Richmond, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 12, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 49
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 6, 1947
- Home of record
- Richmond, Virginia (Richmond (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 12, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 12, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 49
- LESLIE MILES TATARSKIWarrant Officer 1 · June 12, 1970
- WILLIAM FRANCIS WALTERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 12, 1970
- JOHN STEPHENSON WILSONWarrant Officer 1 · June 12, 1970
- HENRY EUGENE COPLEY JRCorporal · June 13, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LESLIE MILES TATARSKIWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 9W, Line 49
From Richmond
- WALTER PRESTON GORHAMMajor · March 16, 1963
- RICHARD SHERWIN JOHNSONCaptain · January 17, 1965
- ROBERT LEE SIMON JRSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM DOSSAirman First Class · April 27, 1965
- CHARLES ARTHUR JENKINSLance Corporal · June 25, 1965
- JAMES HOLMES THORNTONPrivate First Class · November 3, 1965
- SAMUEL STANLEY TOLLIVERPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- MARYLAND CHATTENPrivate · December 24, 1965
- CURTIS J MCGEEStaff Sergeant · February 28, 1966
- TERRY L HARPERSpecialist Four · March 21, 1966
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.