Kuykendalls Who Served in the Military

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Queen Anne's War

Johannes Kuykendall, born 1688, served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force about 1711, and never returned (missing in action) History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

Spanish Alarm

Ensign John Kuykendall, Corporal Abraham Kuykendall and James and Peter Kuykendall, 1748 (or 1754?), NC records of the company of Captain Samuel Coburn

Dunmore's War of 1754

Indian Wars

Henry Kuykendall, 1811, the campaign of Harrison - page 51 History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

Revolutionary War

"Peter Kuykindolph, in Klock's regiment and Westfall's company" from New York in the Revolution

The father of Richmond Kuykendall, died at Battle of King's Mountain (South Carolina), October 7, 1780, from pages 201 and 202 History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

War of 1812

Blackhawk War of 1832

Alamo

Civil War

Daniel Kuykendall, Corporal, 46 Missouri Infantry

J. M. Kuykendall, CSA, Private, Company F, 7th Virginia Cavalry

John Kuykendall, CSA, Private, Company C, 4th Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers. Captured at Springfield, VA on January 14, 1862. Confined as a POW at Johnson's Island, Ohio.

John L. Kuykendall, CSA, Captain, Greene County, AR.One of the earlier units formed in Greene County during the Civil War, it was a thirty day company formed at Gainesville by Cpt JOHN L. KUYKENDALL. This unit was on duty at Pocahontas, AR for thirty days during the period 10 Nov 1861 to 9 Dec 1861. He was later a member of the 30th Arkansas Infantry.

Joseph Kirkendall and his sons - page 24 History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

William Littlebury Kuykendall, CSA, Enlisted 1860; Calvary Second Lieutenant at Battle of Carthage, Missouri, July 4, 1861 (first battle of the Civil War) Frontier Days by W. L. Kuykendall

William Thornton Kuykendall (Union - was killed)

Mexican War

Spanish American War

William A. Kikendall - page 260 History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

Marion Arthur Coykendall May, 1898, enlisted in Company M, Third Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as first sergeant for one year, or until his regiment was mustered out of service, at Augusta, Georgia, May, 1899. - page 312-313 History of the Kuykendall Family, 1919, by George Benson Kuykendall

World War I

Charles Davis Kuykendall, US Army

Claude Richardson,on the first crew of the USS Arizona, USN 1914-c.1920, USMC 1923-1928, Captain of the Quantico VA USMC baseball team

World War II

Bruce B. Kuyrkendall, Sr., USN, served 1938-1959 WWII and Korean Conflict

C. W. Kuykendall, USN, Gunner's Mate 2, sole survivor of submarine USS Tullibee

David Milton Kuykendall, awarded the Silver Star, an early draftee who served for the entire war

Harry Joe Kuykendall, PFC US Army, front runner scout, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster (twice wounded in France), Bronze Star

John L. Kuykendall, 83rd Chemical Motor Battalion, US Army, perished in the sinking of the LST-422 January 25, 1944 off Anzio, Italy.

Norman S. Kuykendall

Wallace Kuykendall, Private US Army, received Order of the Purple Heart, posthumously. died March 12, 1945 in action near Linz, Germany.

Wayne Marion Kuykendall, USN

Korean Conflict

Bobby Kuykendall, US Army, machine-gunned.

Richard Archer Kuykendall, Dec. 1953 - Sept. 1954 2nd Lieutenant to Captain, USMC

Dwight Kuykendall

Vietnam Conflict

Edward Kuykendall, Major, helicopter pilot.

Henry Joseph Kuykendall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - http://www.thewall-usa.com/

PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular
20 year old Married, Negro, Male
Born on Dec 16, 1947
From LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
His tour of duty began on Aug 14, 1968
Casualty was on Oct 12, 1968
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR
Body was recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT
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John Laurence Kuykendall, USN, USS Hollister

Richard Wayne Kuykendall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - http://www.thewall-usa.com/

SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
1st Cav Division (AMBL)
23 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Apr 06, 1947
From RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
His tour of duty began on Apr 09, 1970
Casualty was on Jun 12, 1970
CAMBODIA
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
Religion
PRESBYTERIAN
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Personal Remembrance of Richard Wayne Kuykendall: Al Cummings InuaSpirit49@aol.com
Was with him on his last patrol
Will Never Forget A REAL AMERICAN HERO GOD BLESS
We were in Cambodia. We went in 116 strong, and within a week we were down to 28 fighting men it was our whole company. We had lost our Company Commander and XO, along with our acting 1st Sgt. the day before. We had a 7 man platoon that went out on a clover leaf patrol. We had stopped to take a break, and out of this dried up creek bed a nva soldier appeared. We all fanned out and took our fighting positions and began to fire. The nva had thrown a chicom into our perimeter. Sgt. Kuykendall took his helmet off and put it over the frag, and laid on top of his helmet. This has haunted me for years. I just wanted people to know what he gave for the rest of us!
HE DESERVES THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
No greater love is there, than a man lay down his life for his friends!
Your Friend, Eskimo B 2/5 1st Cavalry 3rd platoon 1st Squad.

We Love You Bro!
Lord, You know the truth, he has a place in Heaven with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Later SKYTROOPER, GARRY OWEN. SCUNION TO THE ONION! Sunday, December 09, 2001

Richard was a man full of compassion, he loved God and his fellow men. We had been in Cambodia on a mission before we went in on 1 May 1970, to find out troop strength, and on 1 May '70 we did a Combat Assault into what was called Landing Zone Ready.
We were in contact from the onset and were pinned down in a big clearing in the heat for what seemed like hours but probably more like an hour, till we made it to the tree line for cover and much needed shade. We had landed just outside of the Fishhook area, and the NVA cache was right there. There was a determined group of individuals defending it. CPT Kimbrell was our CO, and the XO was 1st Lt. Ross. Early on in Cambodia I remember we had a run and gun fight with a battalion of NVA ... 5 to 1 can't be good odds. 1st Platoon collected our dead and wounded while the other platoons were putting up one helluva a fight.
The NVA duffed when we brought in Puff and Blue Max*. The day before we lost Richard we had had an early morning assault to our PHOB. The CO and XO were hit by a B-40. LT Ross managed to get to his M-16 and unloaded a full magazine, then expired. The next day we had 7 men in 3rd Plt and we were on a clover leaf patrol. When we were out about a kilometer we stopped to take a break, and out of a dry creek bed an NVA soldier appeared. We all fanned out and took our positions and he threw a ChiCom hand grenade into our perimeter. I saw it and yelled "Frag" and dove behind a tree for cover. I looked up and saw Sergeant Kuykendall take his helmet off and cover the grenade, and then proceed to lay on top of it. The look of peace and love that came out of him was extraordinary. After the detonation there were 2 others calling for a "MEDIC! MEDIC!". We called for a Medevac, and it was inbound within seconds of the call. We had a small skirmish with a squad size element, but they duffed. The Medevac helicopter lowered a jungle penetrator and I put Sgt Kuykendall in it - he was strapped in because there was no motion, or movement, but as he was being winched up, he had a smile on his face I'll never forget, and it was a look of peace, and serenity.
* "Puff" was a C-47 gunship armed with high-rate-of-fire weapons. "Blue Max" was the Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) helicopters, which were just what the name implies.
The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow Platoon member,
Alfred M. Cummings (Eskimo)
Houston, Alaska

Willie Clyde Kuykendall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - http://www.thewall-usa.com/

PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
196th Light Infantry Brigade
22 year old Single, Negro, Male
Born on Aug 04, 1949
From BATESVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
His tour of duty began on Aug 18, 1971
Casualty was on Aug 18, 1971
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died missing
GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was not recovered
Religion
BAPTIST
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Dan Kuykendall, SGT., US Army, RVN - US Army 1953-1974 - Died in October 2000

Dwight Randal Kuykendall, USN 1975 - 1978

Desert Storm (Gulf War)

Lloyd Paul Kuykendall, Jr.

Operation Allied Force

Dwight Joseph Kuykendall, Aviano Air Base, Italy (over Yugoslavia) USAF 1995 - 1999

War Against Terror

Dennis Wayne Kuykendall, Sra, C-17 Crew Chief (Afghanistan), USAF, 1998-2002

Corrections and additions are encouraged, with references if possible.