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First Name: Kenneth

Last Name: Kotyluk

Birthplace: Manitoba, CAN

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Middle Name: Eugene



Date of Birth: 22 July 1947

Date of Death: 24 April 1968

Rank: Specialist 5

Years Served:
Kenneth Eugene Kotyluk

   
Engagements:
•  Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)

Biography:

Kenneth Eugene Kotyluk
Specialist Five, U.S. Army

Kenneth Eugene Kotyluk was born on 22 July 1947 in Manitoba, Canada.

On 21 April 1968, Specialist Five Kenneth Eugene Kotyluk was serving with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam.

On that day, SP5 Kotyluk was wounded in action when he sustained wounds from small arms fire. He was placed in a military hospital that day and died of his wounds on 24 April 1968.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Bronze Star Medal (Merit)
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Combat Medical Badge
Parachutist Badge

Honors

The name Kenneth E Kotyluk is located on Panel 51E Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Burial

Specialist Five Kotyluk is buried at Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, CA.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100923791/kenneth-kotyluk



Honoree ID: 210039   Created by: MHOH

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