In Memory of...

Last name: TAPPER
First name: FREDDIE LESLIE
Home of Record (official): HOBART
State (official): IN
Date of Birth: Wednesday, January 8, 1941
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single

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Branch: Navy
Rank: ST1
Serial Number: 304406933
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): ST1

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Start of Tour: Unknown/Not reported
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, September 29, 1970
Age at time of loss: 29
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Unknown / Not reported (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Khanh Hoa
The Wall: Panel 07W - Row 101

NOTE:  Dennis (Plank) Kelly was talking to former serviceman that had served with Fred at the time of his death.  The following is the e-mail that Dennis sent me.    

Paul:

I was talking with a guy who knew Freddy Tapper and was with him when he was killed. anyway Fred was in a hammock about 2am with M16, he did not have the safety on the gun went off and killed him. Fred was with IUWG1 in Viet Nam in 1970, I was also with IUWG-1 in Viet Nam but not with Fred. I got out of the Navy in April 70 and Fred was killed in Sept. I think? That's the story I got. Dennis