Rank: Private First Class
Unit: K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Selected Service
Date of birth: 22-Aug-1943
Hometown: New York, New York
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 19-Jul-1967
Incident date: 14-Aug-1967
Date of casualty: 14-Aug-1967
Age at death: 23
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Unknown. Misadventure.
Angelo Cesare Raptis Jr died as result of metal fragment wounds received when friendly mine detonated while recovering mines placed around perimeter for defense against hostile forces in base camp.
Location of fatality: Binh Thuy, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, New York, USA
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