Rank: Captain
Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 1204 – Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 29-Oct-1942
Hometown: Santa Clara, California
Marital status: Married to Diana J. Shannon, one son
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 10-Dec-1967
Incident date: 18-Feb-1968
Date of casualty: 18-Feb-1968
Age at death: 25
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Killed In Action. Multiple fragmentation wounds. Grenade.
Kenneth M. Shannon died from wounds received while on a combat operation when encountered a hostile force.
Location of fatality: Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA
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