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ABELARDO RODRIGUEZ-GUZMAN
Private · U.S. Army
October 17, 1947 – August 10, 1969
Service recordAbelardo Rodriguez-Guzman, of Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on August 10, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 126
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- October 17, 1947
- Home of record
- Hato Rey, Puerto Rico (San Juan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 10, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
41 names on the Wall carry the date August 10, 1969; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 12 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 126
- JERRY GORESpecialist Four · August 10, 1969
- THOMAS ARTHUR ROSENOWWarrant Officer 1 · August 10, 1969
- REGINALD MARK SATERPrivate First Class · August 10, 1969
- BRIAN EDWARD WOLFEPrivate First Class · August 10, 1969
From Hato Rey
- RAFAEL TORRES-RIVERASergeant · April 6, 1965
- LUIS ANTONIO RAMIREZLance Corporal · December 1, 1966
- ANGEL IRIZARRY-HERNANDEZSpecialist Six · October 13, 1967
- ANIBAL OYOLA-RABAGOCorporal · December 23, 1967
- GERMAN ANTONIO SANTIAGOStaff Sergeant · May 24, 1968
- RAFAEL RIVERA BENITEZPlatoon Sergeant · February 8, 1971
- REY FRANCISCO TORRESRAMOSSpecialist Four · June 4, 1971
- DONALD BENED WHITLOCK IIISergeant · August 4, 1971
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.