Date of Incident06/11/1969
ConflictVietnam 1957-1975
RankCorporal
Unit3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division
StatusKilled in Action
Killed when LZ East was attacked by the North Vietnamese Army's 35th Sapper Battalion on the morning of June 11, 1969. The Americans at LZ East fought back with unit weapons, but the base was overrun. When dawn arrived, the Americans counterattacked and drove the NVA from the destroyed base. The lost personnel included Corporal Edward V. Palmenta.
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