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LCpl Kenneth John Stutes

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LCpl Kenneth John Stutes Veteran

Birth
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
5 Jul 1967 (aged 19)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.2229996, Longitude: -92.0248032
Plot
Section 4, Tomb 100
Memorial ID
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Kenneth, the son of Francis J Stutes and Thelma H. Stutes of Lafayette LA enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January, 1966 in New Orleans LA. He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

On Operation ELLIOT, a search and clear mission, Company A, was under the OPCON (operational control) of the 1st Marine Regiment and was sweeping the outskirts of Da Nang City in Hoa Vang District of Quang Nam Province. During the search for enemy a AP (Anti Personnel) mine was tripped which caused an explosion killing LCpl Stutes as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from the hostile device.

SP4 James Ronald Stutes

James, the older brother of Ken Stutes was killed in action on June 6, 1970.
Kenneth, the son of Francis J Stutes and Thelma H. Stutes of Lafayette LA enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January, 1966 in New Orleans LA. He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

On Operation ELLIOT, a search and clear mission, Company A, was under the OPCON (operational control) of the 1st Marine Regiment and was sweeping the outskirts of Da Nang City in Hoa Vang District of Quang Nam Province. During the search for enemy a AP (Anti Personnel) mine was tripped which caused an explosion killing LCpl Stutes as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from the hostile device.

SP4 James Ronald Stutes

James, the older brother of Ken Stutes was killed in action on June 6, 1970.


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