THE WALL OF FACES

Wilhelm Keglewitsch is buried at Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL.

11/25/2023 Williie was in my unit when he passed away. I was the supply clerk that mailed his belongings to his family in Chicago. I lost his sister's address and uncle's address in Ohio. If you are reading this please let me know their address. I have pictures of the 1st. Cav Div. 27th Maintenance An Khe, Vietnam.
John E. Reif 354 NW 200 ST Carrollton, Illinois 62016 Thank you!

War drew us from our homeland
In the sunlit springtime of our youth.
Those who did not come back alive remain
in perpetual springtime -- forever young --
And a part of them is with us always.

PFC Wilhelm L. Keglewitsch was a radio repairman serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Company (HHC), 27th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. The 27th Maintenance Battalion arrived in Vietnam on September 15, 1965, and was immediately transported to the base camp at An Khe in Binh Dinh Province, RVN, to begin its role of division support. Keglewitsch, a draftee, joined the battalion in September 1966. During the same year, the battalion, in addition to the supply operations, had completed more than 22,000 maintenance jobs. In his tenth month in Vietnam, Keglewitsch fell ill, and on May 31, 1967, was admitted to the 67th Evacuation Hospital in Qui Nhon. The following morning, he was placed on the seriously ill list with a diagnosis of meningoencephalitis, the condition of inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The disease is usually contacted by a virus, bacterium, parasite, or other microorganism; doctors treating Keglewitsch believed his was viral. His condition failed to improve, and he expired at 4:55 PM on June 15, 1967. Keglewitsch was 23 years old. His body was forwarded to the U.S. Army Mortuary at Tan Son Nhut Air Base where Graves Registration personnel prepared the remains for shipment back to his family in the United States. Following his death, Keglewitsch received a posthumous promotion to Corporal. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

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