The first Vietnam War Casualty buried in the cemetery is Private Duncan F. Krueger, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry. Killed in action on Nov. 17, 1965.  He is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/wood.asp.  Duncan was living with his mother at West Allis after his parents were divorced. He enlisted in the Army 14 September 1964 when he was 17 years and 5 days old. Arriving in Vietnam 16 August 1965 Duncan was assigned D Company,2nd Battalion,179th
Cavalry,1st Cavalry Division,USARV. He was at Ia Drang,at LZ X-Ray and Albany when the battalion encountered hostile forces 7 kilo-meters northeast of Cu Prong Mountain, Hill
732. He died as a result of a gunshot wound to
the head from hostile rifle fire.  https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/28902/DUNCAN-F-KRUEGER/.
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Duncan was living with his mother at West Allis
after his parents were divorced.He enlisted in
the Army 14 September 1964 when he was 17
years and 5 days old.
Arriving in Vietnam 16 August 1965 Duncan
was assigned D Company,2nd Battalion,179th
Cavalry,1st Cavalry Division,USARV.He was
at Ia Drang,at LZ X-Ray and Albany when the
battalion encountered hostile forces 7 kilo-
meters northeast of Cu Prong Mountain,Hill
732.He died as a result of a gunshot wound to
the head from hostile rifle fire.
Survived by his mother,Caroline Krueger of
6231 W National Ave,West Allis and his father,
Frederick Krueger of 7900 W Greenfield Ave,
West Allis,WI.

NCA has 27 monuments honoring Vietnam War service. There are 38 MOH recipients interred. The first U.S. soldier killed in action was Pvt. Duncan F. Krueger.

DUNCAN F KRUEGER

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