Daniel-K-Kohl

DANIEL KAYE KOHL

SGT Daniel K. Kohl arrived in Vietnam June 29, 1969 and was assigned to A/2-501 IN. KIA: 03/31/1970. Ed Mitchell lists Daniel as one of three Avengers KIA "Before Moving North to Join the Third Brigade" (Victor Zaragoza, Robert Goosen, Daniel Kohl).

MEDALS AND AWARDS

Bronze Star (Merit) 2
Air Medals
Army Commendation Medal
Purple Heart

UNIT CITATIONS

PHOTOS

BIRTH 11 Nov 1947, Denver, CO
DEATH 31 Mar 1970 (aged 22), Vietnam

BURIAL - Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
PLOT P, 3263, MEMORIAL ID 3355476

SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division - Denver, CO. Pay grade at loss E4. Posthumous Promotion as indicated. Length of service 1 years. His tour began on Jun 29, 1969. Casualty was on Mar 31, 1970, In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, OTHER ACCIDENT. Body was recovered. Panel 12W - Line 63

OBITUARY

I was unable to find an obituary.

NOTES FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Ed Mitchel posted this note on our Facebook group on 31 Mar 2021.

“Brothers”, I ask that you pause for a moment today to remember SP4 DANIEL KAYE KOHL, 11B20=Infantryman, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry, who gave his life on this date (31 March) 1970 while we were defending Fire Support Base Bastogne. Daniel was standing guard atop his fighting position that rainy, dark night on Bastogne when an errant 155mm artillery round (fired from Fire Support Base Birmingham) landed near his position and took his life (recorded as “nonhostile-died outright-accident”). SP4 KOHL was 22 years old at the time of his death, a native of Denver Colorado; was posthumously promoted to Sergeant, and was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO. MAY THIS BRAVE WARRIOR AND “BROTHER” FOREVER REST IN PEACE.