Cappaert arrived at Fort Campbell, KY in 1967 and was assigned to Weapons Platoon.
He went with A Company to Vietnam, December 1967.

2nd Lieutenant Jon Michael Cappaert
Died: December 29, 1967 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam due to friendly fire.
101 airborne combat patch
Jon Michael Cappaert
Read the newspaper account of December 29, 1967.
Weapons Platoon Leader