Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: M Company, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11E – Armor Crewman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 23-Jul-1940
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Marital status: Married to Wilhelmine Galvez, one son
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: Unknown
Start of tour: 1-Feb-1970
Incident date: 26-Feb-1970
Date of casualty: 26-Feb-1970
Age at death: 29
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire. Individual was killed while a commander of a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Track commander on Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) on reconnaissance mission. Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, XT 382 817
Place of interment: Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA
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