Lee Edward Reukauf
Private First Class
B CO, 1ST BN, 16TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Kansas City, Kansas
March 08, 1946 to February 28, 1967
LEE E REUKAUF is on the Wall at Panel 15E, Line 121

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Lee E Reukauf
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30 Jul 2004

Yes, this Lee Reukauf is the same that graduated from Lincoln High School and entered the service in '67 to go through basic in Kansas.

I know this because I grew up with that face etched indelibly in my memory. He is my uncle, my mother's beloved oldest brother.

I have been to the wall in Washington DC and I was able to get a rubbing of his name for my cousin. I was surprised and happy to find that there was an online memorial to his name as well. Thank you!

From his niece,
Jeanie Reukauf
jeans@yahoo.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

A military member's Home of Record is the place from which he enters military service, which may - or may not - be his physical residence. PFC Reukauf attended Lincoln High School as a member of the Class of 1964; he turned 18 and registered for Selective Service in March 1964. When he reported for active duty, though, he did so in Kansas City, Kansas - hence his Home of Record.

Following Basic and Advance Training, PFC Reukauf was ordered to Vietnam. On arrival (30 Jan 1967) he was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry.

On 28 February 1967, while operating near Prek Klok, about 14 kilometers south-southwest of the Katum airfield, B/1/16 Infantry was attacked by a much larger enemy force. Twenty-five U. S. troops died in heavy fighting before a combination of air and artillery support relieved the beleaguered command. Platoon Sergeant Matthew Leonard received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions in rallying his outnumbered men and preventing even greater loss of life.

Private First Class Lee Reukauf was one of the 25 dead - less than a month after his arrival in-country and just a few days before his 21st birthday.

"Not for fame or reward,
not for place or for rank,
but in simple obedience to duty,
as they understood it."
Confederate Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery


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