In Memoriam

LA V TEGTMEIER

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Tegtmeier, LaVern William
Odell, NE
ARMY
SSGT

BIRTH DATE:

9/4/1947

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Panel 016W Line 041
Panel 02 Line 07

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3/4/1969
11/6/1969
11/6/1969

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N/A

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South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
UNK
N/A

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Operation Putnam Wildcat
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

11B40 = Infantryman
A CO, 1ST BN, 12TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
UNK
Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hanover, KS
Casualty codes: C3-J-7
C3 = Non-Hostile - Died While Missing
J = Drowned or suffocated
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Drowned When Footbridge Collapsed, An Loa River Valley 06Nov69.

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