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Full Name
Private Te Wa Moana Paenga
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Te Wa Moana
Surname
Paenga
Also Known As
Mo Paenga
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
43651
Date of Birth
17 March 1949
Military Awards
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 4
Date of Death
19 March 1970
Age at Death
21
Year of Death
1970
Cause of Death
Killed in action.
Biographical Notes
Buried Gisborne. Memorial Flag - Presented to family Private Paenga's father, Mr Ahipene Rangi Paenga of Gisborne, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
Description of Image
Portrait
Further References
The Vietnam Scrapbook :'The Second ANZAC Adventure'; New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.