Kenneth N. Good
U.S. Army officer (1930–1963)
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Kenneth Newlon Good (November 30, 1930 – January 2, 1963) was a U.S. Army officer who served as an advisor during the Vietnam War. He was killed at the Battle of Ap Bac. He was an assistant professor of military science and a University of Hawaii ROTC instructor.[1][2] He was the third Hawaiian to be killed during the Vietnam War.[1]
United StatesKenneth Newlon Good | |
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| Born | November 30, 1930 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 1963 (aged 32) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Service years | 1952–1963 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 7th Infantry Division |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Spouse |
Barbara May Waterhouse
(m. 1952) |
| Children | 3 |
Life
Good was born on November 30, 1930, in Hollywood, California. He attended South Pasadena High School.[3] He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1952. He qualified as a paratrooper and graduated from Fort Benning's Infantry Officer's Advance Course.[1] He served with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea from 1958 to 1959 and served in Japan.[1]
He arrived in South Vietnam on July 31, 1962, attached to the MAAG.[1] He was killed in action at the battle of Ap Bac by Viet Cong gunfire.[2] He was killed with two other Americans at the battle of Ap Bac: Donald Leon Braman and William Leander Deal.
He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.[4][5] He is honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on Panel 1E, Line 15.[6]