HONORED ON PANEL 17W, LINE 33 OF THE WALL
KENNETH LEROY CUNNINGHAM
WALL NAME
KENNETH L CUNNINGHAM
PANEL / LINE
17W/33
DATE OF BIRTH
CASUALTY PROVINCE
DATE OF CASUALTY
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BRANCH OF SERVICE
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ASSOCIATED ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL
REMEMBRANCES
LEFT FOR KENNETH LEROY CUNNINGHAM
POSTED ON 4.28.2016
POSTED BY: Margaret Cunningham
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER SOMEONE I NEVER MET
I ordered a POW/MIA bracelet in approximately 1973, when. I was 13. I didn't give any thought to what name might be on the bracelet, so I was very surprised when one with my same surname arrived. I still have the bracelet, even though through wearing it the paint is gone from the letters and it has scratches on it's not-entirely-round shape. I have tried to keep looking for you, and I found your name last year. I am sorry I never met you, but please know that in addition to your family and friends there was one person thinking of you then, and I will forever. Bless you.
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POSTED ON 1.14.2016
POSTED BY: Mary Weaver
Returning Home
Kenny will be returning home on January 19, 2016. His remains were confirmed Nov., 2015. He will be buried on his birthday, January 21, 2016 next to his parents in Albion, Il.
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POSTED ON 1.11.2016
POSTED BY: David L. Hine
NEVER FORGOTTEN
POSTED ON 6.29.2015
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of PFC Kenneth L. Cunningham
On October 3, 1969, pilot 1LT Paul L. Graffe and observer PFC Kenneth L. Cunningham departed Phu Hiep, South Vietnam, in an OV-1C Mohawk aircraft during the early evening on a surveillance mission of targets located in the northwest portion of MR2 (Military Region 2) in the tri-border area of Cambodia, Laos and South Vietnam. The aircraft (serial #61-02679) failed to return at the scheduled time. The last radio contact with Graffe and Cunningham was at 1800 hours when another OV-1 aircraft had been informed by Grasse that they were going to continue their mission for about 30 more minutes, and then begin the return trip to Phu Hiep. All further attempts at electronic contact with the missing OV-1 were unsuccessful. On the morning of October 5, search and rescue aircraft located the wreckage of an aircraft atop a 7,000 foot peak in a mountain range north of the city of Kontum. This wreckage was positively identified as that of Graffe and Cunningham. Efforts were made to insert a ground team at the site on October 5 and 6, but inclement weather prevented the team from being inserted. On neither occasion was either visual or electronic contact made with the downed crew. On the morning of October 7, another attempt was made to insert a ground SAR team. However, the SAR pilots noticed a change in position in the aircraft wreckage, and the SAR aircraft was receiving continuous beeper signals from the ground. Since this continuous beeper signal was not compatible with established emergency radio procedures, the SAR flight leader directed that the site was probably a trap and withdrew from the area. Both crewmembers were declared Missing in Action. [Taken from pownetwork.org]
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POSTED ON 2.9.2015
POSTED BY: Shirley Bailey
Thank you for serving our country
My mom wore your bracelet for many years. She was just cleaning out a drawer and found it. It brought back many memories of the men who lost their lives for our country. If the family of Kenneth would like his bracelet please contact us, and we would be happy to send it to to. I pray every day for all of our men who serve our country.
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