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STEVEN DALE KARNEHM
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
October 16, 1948 – September 27, 1971
Service recordSteven Dale Karnehm, of Piqua, Ohio, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on September 27, 1971, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 28
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 16, 1948
- Home of record
- Piqua, Ohio (Miami County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 27, 1971
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date September 27, 1971; three of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In September 1971, 127 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 20 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 28
- JOHN JULLIANO KINTAROCaptain · September 27, 1971
- HERSHEL GALE ROGERSCaptain · September 27, 1971
- RONALD BENTON RUEPPELFirst Lieutenant · September 27, 1971
- DONALD DEAN BRUBAKERStaff Sergeant · September 28, 1971
Same unit, same day
- LUIS HECTOR CAMPOSSergeant · Panel 2W, Line 27
- JOHN JULLIANO KINTAROCaptain · Panel 2W, Line 28
- RONALD BENTON RUEPPELFirst Lieutenant · Panel 2W, Line 28
From Piqua
- WILLIAM HART PITSENBARGERAirman First Class · April 11, 1966
- RONALD KEITH STANEARTPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- MICHAEL DOUGLAS JAQUACorporal · November 1, 1967
- RENDLE DULENPrivate First Class · May 9, 1968
- JAMES THEODORE RUSHPrivate First Class · January 12, 1969
- JOHN ALBERT DURHAMPetty Officer Third Class · February 4, 1969
- VICTOR RAY SCHEELERSpecialist Four · March 4, 1969
- CHARLES MARION KOONCorporal · May 12, 1970
- HARRY ANDREW COTTERMANSpecialist Four · May 16, 1970
- KEITH EUGENE HANEYPrivate First Class · April 25, 1971
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.