Kenneth Thomas Kleppin (1949 - 1970)

Died 8 Jan 1970 at age 20 in Kien Phong, Vietnam

Biography

Military Service

Specialist Fifth Class Kenneth Kleppin was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

SP5 Kenneth Kleppin served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1969
Unit(s): 114th Aviation Company
Service ended: 8 Jan 1970

Event - Death

Place - Military Region 4 - Kien Phong, South Vietnam

Tour Date - 14 Feb 1969

Casualty Type - Hostile, Died

Casualty Cause Note - Air Loss, Crash - Land

Military Unit Army

Military Component - Regular

Rank - Specialist Fifth Class

Occupation - Single-Rotor Turbine Observation/ Utility Helicopter Repairman (ARMY)

Service Number - 391487179

Religion - Roman Catholic

Marital Status - Single

Residence Place - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Panel - 14W

Three other men from the 114th Assault Helicopter Company died when UH-1H (tail number 66-16871) was shot down:

• CWO Steven Merle Brown, commander
• WO1 Gale W. Butcher, Jr, copilot
• SP5 Kenneth Thomas Kleppin, crew chief
• SP4 William Edward Barnes, gunner

Burial

Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sources

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-TM7 : 12 December 2014), Kenneth Thomas Kleppin, 08 Jan 1970; citing , Kien Phong, South Vietnam, panel 14W, line 013, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-S7Z2 : 13 December 2015), Kenneth Thomas Kleppin, 1970; Burial, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America, Wood National Cemetery; citing record ID 2913942, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZH-CWH : 12 December 2014), Kenneth Thomas Kleppin, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCD-XCH : 12 December 2014), Kenneth T Kleppin, 08 Jan 1970; citing Death, Kien Phong, NARA NAID 641697, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• Together We Served - SP5 Kenneth Thomas Kleppin