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RUSSELL WILLIAM KAYSER
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 14, 1949 – January 6, 1970
Service recordRussell William Kayser, of Salem, South Dakota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 6, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 5
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Tactical Wire Operations Specialist (36K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- November 14, 1949
- Home of record
- Salem, South Dakota (Mccook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 6, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date January 6, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 5
- JOSEPH ALFRED LOZANOCorporal · January 6, 1970
- CHRISTOPHER HUGH MARKEYSecond Lieutenant · January 6, 1970
- EARL WILLIAM MARLIN JRSpecialist Four · January 6, 1970
- BERYL GENE PETERSSergeant · January 6, 1970
From Salem
- ALVIE WAYNE GAPPMajor · June 7, 1967
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.