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THEODORE C KAPPMEYER
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 2, 1946 – August 7, 1970
Service recordTheodore C Kappmeyer, of San Jose, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 7, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 92
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Finance Specialist (73C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- October 2, 1946
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 7, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date August 7, 1970; five of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 92
- ROBERT WILLIAM MACNAUGHTFirst Lieutenant · August 7, 1970
- THOMAS WELCH SHEAFirst Sergeant · August 7, 1970
- STEVEN MICHAEL WADEPrivate First Class · August 7, 1970
- STEPHEN CRAIG BRIESECorporal · August 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- PAUL VINCENT MOOREPrivate First Class · Panel 8W, Line 91
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.