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Submitted: 5/12/21 • Approved: 5/13/21 • Last Updated: 5/16/21 • R418224-G0-S3
Texas
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
Vietnam
April 19, 1946-January 10, 1968
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
Name: Kenneth Leon Blackmon
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1946
Death Date: 10 Jan 1968
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Plainview
Home State: Texas
religion: Baptist - Other Groups
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 15795110
Citizen Status: U.S.
Death Date: 10 Jan 1968
Processed Date: Jan 1968
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG)
Military Grade: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Province: Military Region 3 - Hua Nghia
Length of Service : 00
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File
Contributed on 5/12/21
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