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Chester M. Ovnand

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Chester Melvin Ovnand (September 8, 1914 - July 8, 1959) is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as the first person killed in the Vietnam War.

MSGT Ovnand (also called Charles Ovnand) but listed on the wall as Chester is from Copperas Cove, Texas.

He was killed at Bien Hoa, 20 miles northeast of Saigon. He was part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group sent to train the South Viet Nam army.

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