You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
KENNETH LEE PUGH - Army - SGT - E5 MACV Advisors
Age: 21
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Feb 14, 1946
From: HARTFORD, CT
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John W. Pugh and Mother, Louise Allen Pugh of Hartford, Connecticut. Has NO children.
Paternal Grandmother - Mrs. Katherine Pugh of Newark, NJ.
***** Ken was my friend. He was smart and a good man. I had the honor of meeting his Mom and Dad before we deployed to Vietnam. I am richer for knowing him and the world is poorer for losing him.
William Metrey - Friend
***** Kenny, I've thought about you and your personal sacrifice a lot over the years! I also recall our days at HPHS and St. Michael's. To say that you are missed is an understatement, but to say that you will not be forgotten is the TRUTH!
Clarence M., Class 66
May. 23, 2015
Obit: The funeral of Sp.5 Kenneth Lee Pugh, 21, of 622 Garden St., who died Dec. 11 in Vietnam, will be Thursday with a Solemn High Requiem Mass in St. Michael's Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Soldiers Field, Wilson, with full military honors. Born in Hartford, he graduated from St. Michael's Grammar School and was an altar boy of St. Michael's Church. He graduated from Hartford High School, class of 1966, where he was active in sports. While at Ft. Jackson, S.C., he was given an outstanding leadership award. He leaves his parents, John W. and Louise Allen Pugh and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Katherine Pugh of Newark, N.J.
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Apr 15, 1967
Casualty was on Dec 11, 1967
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 51599400
MOS: 05B20: Radio Operator
Length Service: 01
Unit: ADV TEAM 99, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 04/15/1967
Incident Date: 12/11/1967
Casualty Date: 12/11/1967
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Long An Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
Body was recovered
Panel 31E - Line 82
On December 11, 1967 SGT. Kenneth Lee Pugh, at the age of 21 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by an explosive device.
His body was recovered.
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You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
KENNETH LEE PUGH - Army - SGT - E5 MACV Advisors
Age: 21
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Feb 14, 1946
From: HARTFORD, CT
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Single - Parents: Father, John W. Pugh and Mother, Louise Allen Pugh of Hartford, Connecticut. Has NO children.
Paternal Grandmother - Mrs. Katherine Pugh of Newark, NJ.
***** Ken was my friend. He was smart and a good man. I had the honor of meeting his Mom and Dad before we deployed to Vietnam. I am richer for knowing him and the world is poorer for losing him.
William Metrey - Friend
***** Kenny, I've thought about you and your personal sacrifice a lot over the years! I also recall our days at HPHS and St. Michael's. To say that you are missed is an understatement, but to say that you will not be forgotten is the TRUTH!
Clarence M., Class 66
May. 23, 2015
Obit: The funeral of Sp.5 Kenneth Lee Pugh, 21, of 622 Garden St., who died Dec. 11 in Vietnam, will be Thursday with a Solemn High Requiem Mass in St. Michael's Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Soldiers Field, Wilson, with full military honors. Born in Hartford, he graduated from St. Michael's Grammar School and was an altar boy of St. Michael's Church. He graduated from Hartford High School, class of 1966, where he was active in sports. While at Ft. Jackson, S.C., he was given an outstanding leadership award. He leaves his parents, John W. and Louise Allen Pugh and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Katherine Pugh of Newark, N.J.
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Apr 15, 1967
Casualty was on Dec 11, 1967
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Sergeant
Note: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
ID No: 51599400
MOS: 05B20: Radio Operator
Length Service: 01
Unit: ADV TEAM 99, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 04/15/1967
Incident Date: 12/11/1967
Casualty Date: 12/11/1967
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Long An Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
Body was recovered
Panel 31E - Line 82
On December 11, 1967 SGT. Kenneth Lee Pugh, at the age of 21 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by an explosive device.
His body was recovered.
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