Rank: Corporal
Unit: L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11E – Armor Crewman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 12-Jun-1951
Hometown: La Puente, California
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 23-Jul-1969
Incident date: 1-Nov-1969
Date of casualty: 15-Nov-1969
Age at death: 18
Cause of death: Non-hostile, died of illness/injury. Burns/Smoke Inhalation. Burns. Individual died as a result of injuries received while a crew member of a military vehicle on a military mission when the main weapon of the vehicle was fired with the breech open and a fire started. He was admitted to a military medical facility and later expired. / Loader on a tank (Sheridan) on training exercise. Main gun tube fired with the breech open and a fire started. Individual admitted to 24th Evacuation Hospital on 1 Nov 1969 at 1730 hrs and placed on Very Serious Injury (VSI) list on 1 Nov 1969 at 2030 hrs. Individual was later transferred to Japan on 3 Nov 1969 where he expired on 15 Nov 1969. Incident occurred on 1 Nov 1969 at 1530 hrs.
Location of fatality: Binh Long, South Vietnam, XT 645 862
Place of interment: Resurrection Cemetery, Montebello, California, USA
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