LCPL Kenneth Francis Olenzuk, Detroit, MI on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Kenneth Francis Olenzuk

Lance Corporal
3RD PLT, D CO, 3RD RECON BN, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Detroit, Michigan
October 04, 1947 to December 25, 1967
(Incident Date December 19, 1967)
KENNETH F OLENZUK is on the Wall at Panel 32E, Line 59

Kenneth F Olenzuk

22 Dec 2001
Ken and Paul Olenzuk are brothers, natives of Detroit.

Lance Corporal Ken Olenzuk
died on 25 December 1967
of wounds received earlier.

Private First Class Paul Olenzuk
was killed in action on 10 August 1968.

"Not for fame or reward,
not for place or for rank,
but in simple obedience to duty,
as they understood it."
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
On 19 Dec 1967 two men from Delta Company, 3rd Recon Battalion, were wounded in a "friendly fire" incident in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. One died that day, the other on Christmas Day:

Cpl Rodney L. Huddleson, Milford, OH (12/19/1967)
LCpl Kenneth F. Olenzuk, Detroit, MI (12/25/1967)
Eight months later, PFC Paul Olenzuk was killed in action in Thua Thien Province.

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"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, but in simple obedience to duty, as they understood it." Confederate Memorial Arlington National Cemetery

A Note from The Virtual Wall

"Not for fame or reward,
not for place or for rank,
but in simple obedience to duty,
as they understood it."
Confederate Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery