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Last Rank
Specialist 4
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Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
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Last Primary MOS
12E10-Special Atomic Demolition Munitions Specialist
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Last MOS Group
Engineer
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Primary Unit
1969-1969, 12E10, 18th Engineer Brigade
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Service Years
1968 - 1969
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Personal Details
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Home State
Missouri | |
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Year of Birth 1948 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SFC Anthony Eugene Santa Maria, IV (Tony)
to remember
Kempker, Patrick Benjamin, SP 4.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Eugene |
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Casualty Date Jun 28, 1969 |
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Cause KIA-Killed in Action |
Reason Other Explosive Device |
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam) |
Conflict Vietnam War |
Location of Interment Our Lady of the Snows Cemetery - Marys Home, Missouri |
Wall/Plot Coordinates 21W 028 |
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Reflections on SP 4 Kempker's
US Army Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
Corps of Engineers
12E20 Atomic Demolitions Munitions Specialist
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IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
Vietnam War 1969 TET 1969 Counteroffensive Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal W/ 2 Campaign Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal W/ 60 Device
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
Killed in Action at Thua Thien Republic of Vietnam on June 28, 1969
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