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Peter Keller
Peter
Keller
CPL  ·   ·  11B10 · Infantryman
KIA
In-Country Service
1966-07-14 –
Home of Record
Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Character of Service
Honorable
Archive Status
Active
Timeline (4)
Photos (1)
Served alongside (1)
Verbal accounts (0)
Documents (0)
Letters (0)
Service record (1)
External resources (3)

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1966-07-14
Arrived
Arrived in Vietnam — July 14, 1966
CPL Peter Keller began his tour in the Republic of Vietnam with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airmobile), 1st Cavalry Division.
1966-10-24
Casualty record
Binh Dinh Province (II Corps), RVN — eastern Binh Dinh and the Kim Son (Crow's Foot) Valley; 1st Brigade in the Central and Southern Kim Son Valley from 3 January 1967; D Co at LZ Minh (BR707760), January 1967
1967-01-28
Incident
Killed in action — January 28, 1967
CPL Keller was killed by hostile action (multiple fragmentation wounds) in South Vietnam, Binh Dinh province, Republic of Vietnam, while serving with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry (Airmobile), 1st Cavalry Division. CPL Keller was 21 years old.
1967-01-28
Casualty record
Binh Dinh Province, II Corps, RVN — Kim Son Valley; D Co at LZ Minh (BR707760), January 1967

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