Wynne Leonard Burlingame

Specialist Four
B CO, 3RD BN, 21ST INFANTRY, 196 INF BDE
Army of the United States
24 December 1948 - 07 June 1968
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Panel 59W Line 020

196 INF BDE

21ST INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Wynne Leonard Burlingame

1 Jul 2002

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

From a cousin.
repairguy@earthlink.net
04 Feb 2003

I was there when he was killed.
I would like to talk to his family.

From a friend and platoon-mate,
Charles (Tony) May
P. O. Box 531, Phoenix, Oregon 97535
lab196th@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 5, 6, and 7 Jun 1968, the 3rd Bn, 21st Infantry fought their way through an NVA/VC complex located on Hill 406, about 8 kilometers nort-northeast of Tien Phuoc. Nine US soldiers were killed in the fighting:
  • 05 June
    • 1LT James W. Cox, Prineville, OR, B Company
    • PSGT Gaylord B. Hendrickson, Mission, KS, B Company
    • SGT Mac Arthur G. Gee, Charlotte Court House, VA, B Company

  • 06 June
    • 1LT Richard A. Holt, Atlanta, GA, D Company (Silver Star)
    • CPL Louis G. Rhoades, De Pere, WI, HQ Company (medic)

  • 07 June
    • SP4 Wynne L. Burlingame, Milwaukee, WI, B Company
    • CPL Peter C. Ferguson, Portland, CT, D Company
    • CPL James F. Konecny, Minneapolis, MN, B Company
    • SP4 Reynaldo L. Torres, Laredo, TX, D Company (Bronze Star "V")


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a cousin.
repairguy@earthlink.net 



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 1 Jul 2002
Last updated 06/17/2008