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LARRY GENE KIER |
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| SSGT - E6 - (Pay grade at loss E3. Promoted while MIA) Army - Regular, Omaha, NE. 101st Airborne Division. His tour began on May 6, 1970. Casualty was on Sep 12, 1978 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM (FSB Henderson). Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY, Body was recovered. Panel 11W - Line 112 |
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| MEDALS AND AWARDS Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Unit Awards & Citations: RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation RVN Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class |
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I couldn't find additional photos for Larry. |
| On May 6, 1970, then PFC Larry G. Kier (A/2-501 IN) and PFC Refugio
T. Teran (E/2-501 IN), 101st ABN DIV to defend an ammunition storage
area 10 miles east-northeast of Khe Sahn, Vietnam. At roughly 0500H,
North Vietnamese regulars (NVA) overran the area. During the brutal
battle that continued for hours, the napalm stores and over 1000 rounds
of 155mm artillery shells "cooked off". Larry Kier and Tom Teran were
seen running toward a barricade and were believed to have reached firing
positions behind it. The ammunition storage area 20 meters from the area
was hit and exploded. The next day search effort could not locate Larry
Kier or Refugio Teran. They was classified as missing in action (MIA).
On January 29, 1996 a Vietnamese turned over remains he had found while
digging for metal near an old foxhole. The 2 femur sections and 8 teeth
parts matched Larry Kier by DNA analysis. On March 30, 2002 SSG Larry
Kier's remains were buried with full military honors in Owingsville
Cemetery. |
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| Owingsville Cemetery, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky |
 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA - MEMORIAL ID 14527376 |
 MEMORIAL SITE - Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA * A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere. PLOT Tablets of the Missing - US Army - Vietnam (Recovered) - MEMORIAL ID 159046103 |
BIRTH 20 Sep 1949, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA DEATH 6 May 1970 (aged 20), Vietnam BURIAL - Owingsville Cemetery, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, USA. MEMORIAL ID 43879628 |
POW - MIA Missing in action 6 May 1970 - FSB Henderson Buried 30 March 2002. On 30 March 2002, Larry Kier was buried with full military honors in Owingsville Cemetery, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky. ere Lies an American Veteran. GOD - DUTY - HONOR - COUNTRY. |
| OBITUARY I was unable to find an obituary. |
| NOTES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY |
S STG Larry G Kier' remains or what was found of his remains was buried in the Owingsville Cemetery. One of S SGT Kier's uniforms was buried at Arlington National Cemetery and a stone set in honor of S SGT Kier's in Arlington. |
Track Alpha Company members lost under the command of Captain Ed Mitchell as the Commanding Officer of Alpha Company here. |
| See more about FSB Henderson here. |
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