VIETNAM - MAJKOWSKI, DONALD HENRY

Majkowski, Donald Henry

VIETNAM - MAJKOWSKI, DONALD HENRY
MAJKOWSKI, DONALD HENRY

 

Rank: Corporal

Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment

MOS: 05B – Radio Operator

Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device

Enlisted by: Selected Service

Date of birth: 29-Aug-1946

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Marital status: Never Married

Campaign: Vietnam Conflict

Entered service: 24-Apr-1969

Start of tour: 7-Oct-1969

Incident date: 22-Jan-1970

Date of casualty: 22-Jan-1970

Age at death: 23

Cause of death: Hostile, died. Unknown. Other causes.
Donald Henry Majkowski was killed while gunner on a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Gunner on Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) on mine sweep mission.  Engaged hostile force in firefight.

Location of fatality: Phuoc Long, South Vietnam, XU 955 213

Place of interment: Beverly Cemetery, Blue Island, Illinois, USA

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial panel and row: 14W 058 (view Vietnam Veterans Memorial link in a new window)