John Joseph Kalen

Captain
A CO, 2ND BN, 8TH INF RGT, 4 INF DIV
Army of the United States
27 September 1940 - 16 September 1969
Milford, Massachusetts
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4 INF DIV 8TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for John Joseph Kalen

17 Dec 1998

REMEMBERED

by his sister-in-law,
Su
chevysu@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Three men died when an OH-6A helicopter (tail number 68-17219) from HQ Company, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, was shot down on 16 Sep 1969:
  • WO Walter S. Olinsky, Revere, MA, pilot, HHC 2nd Bde;
  • LTC Alfred G. Sapp, Fort Meade, MD, passenger, HHC 2/8 Infantry; and
  • CPT John J. Kalen, Milford, MA, passenger, Alpha 2/8 Infantry.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
sister-in-law,
Su
chevysu@aol.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 17 Dec 1998
Last updated 11/14/2006