In Memoriam

LARRY D KNIPPEL

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Knippel, Larry Don
Lincoln, NE
ARMY
SSGT

BIRTH DATE:

3/1/1950

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Panel 013W Line 122
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7/23/1969
3/13/1970
3/13/1970

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South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
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Not Listed
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11E40 = Armor Crewman
B CO, 2ND BN, 34TH ARMOR, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Valor)
Purple Heart
Rosehill Cemetery, Waverly, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Killed While A Passenger On A Military Vehicle On A Combat Operation When A Boobytrap/Mine Detonated.

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