United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Accounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

William Lewis Kieffer Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

1924 – 1970

Vietnam Wall · Panel 14W

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Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis Kieffer Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. William served with the 1 SOS SQ. William served in the Vietnam War. William was 45 years old.

How They Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Injury, unspecified

Circumstance Killed in action

Keepsakes

Columbarium Niche Cover of William Kieffer. Arlington National Cemetery. 0 views

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

1ST SPECIAL OPS SQDN, 56TH SPECIAL OPS WING, 7TH AF

1115: Pilot, Tactical Aircraft, (various)

LTCOL

GREENBELT, MD

2002

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 14W · Line 126 cut as WILLIAM L KIEFFER Jr

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section TT

Columbarium TT

In Our Keeping

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William Lewis Kieffer Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 2002

1st Special Operations Squadron SQ

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