199 INF BDE

12TH INF RGT

Douglas Scott Kempf

Specialist Four
D CO, 4TH BN, 12TH INFANTRY, 199 INF BDE
Army of the United States
12 July 1947 - 05 September 1969
Coshocton, Ohio
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Combat Medic

Bronze Star (2 awards), Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Douglas Scott Kempf

24 May 2006

REMEMBERED

by his widow,
Cathy (Kempf) Heck
15 Whisper Drive, Bedford, NH 03110
cjheck@barkingspiderspoetry.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 05 Sep 1969 Delta 4/12 Infantry and Bravo 2/3 Infantry engaged an enemy force about 12 kilometers west-southwest of Xuan Loc. Eight US soldiers died in the engagement, and others were wounded ... one of whom died from his wounds twenty years afterwards.
  • D Co, 4th Bn, 12th Infantry
    • SP4 Douglas S. Kempf, Coshocton, OH (medic, HHC w/ D/4/12)
    • PFC Ron J. Haynes, Vonore, TN

  • B Co, 2nd Bn, 3rd Infantry
    • CPL Asberry Beard, Vicksburg, MS
    • CPL Kenneth E. Foust, Lima, OH
    • CPL James L. Moore, Colorado Springs, CO
    • CPL Richard P. Powers, Powell, WY
    • SP4 Lee R. Schaaf, Erie, PA (DoW 02/11/1990)
    • PFC Brett G. Reavis, Grinnell, IA
    • PFC Charles F. Taylor, Detroit, MI

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Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen who died in Vietnam.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his widow,
Cathy ( Kempf) Heck
15 Whisper Drive, Bedford, Nh 03110
cjheck@barkingspiderspoetry.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 24 May 2006
Last updated 05/29/2006