BALDWIN, Kenneth Maynard 1948-1968

BALDWIN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/16/2009 at 21:32:44

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Birth: Dec. 20, 1948, Mason City, Iowa
Death: Aug. 18, 1968, Thua Thien, Vietnam

Kenneth "Butch" Baldwin
Worth County Marine Dies
August 18 in Vietnam Action

Word was recieved Saturday by Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin, Grafton, of the death of their son Marine PFC Kenneth Baldwin by hostile fire in Viet Nam, August 18. Marine Major Elliott of Waterloo personally contacted the family, and official notifiction was received through Western Union Sunday.

According to Sunday's communique, Baldwin died in a defensive position on Thau Thien Province, Vietnam of a gunshot head wound from hostile rifle fire and fragmentation wounds from hostile mortar fire.

Baldwin enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July, 1967, and was sent to Vietnam December 25 of that year. He took basic training at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California and attended heavy artillery school. He was last home following basic training in October.

Born December 20, 1948, in Mason City, he had attended the Mason City elementary schools. He attended St. Ansgar Community High School and was graduated from Northwood-Kensett High School with the class of 1967. He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Baldwin, and three sisters, Mrs. Roy (Jeanette) Albertus, Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Kenneth (Darlene) Hamilton, Aurora, Illinois, and Mrs. Geraldine Dunlap at home.

Military services are pending the arrival of the body. Schroeder and Houg Funeral Home St. Ansgar is making arrangements. Burial will be in the Grafton Cemetery. (Burial: Emmanuel Lutheran, Grafton, Iowa)

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Vietnam Memorial -- Virtual Wall information

http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BaldwinKM01a.htm

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KENNETH MAYNARD BALDWIN
Private First Class
HQ BTRY, 1ST BN, 11TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
20 December 1948 -
18 August 1968
Grafton, Iowa
Panel 48W Line 037

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