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ALBERT ALVARADO VAQUERA
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
April 23, 1940 – August 2, 1969
Service recordAlbert Alvarado Vaquera, of Bryan, Texas, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on August 2, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 90
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 23, 1940
- Home of record
- Bryan, Texas (Brazos County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 2, 1969
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
32 names on the Wall carry the date August 2, 1969; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 90
- DAVID TORRESLance Corporal · August 2, 1969
- VENANCIO VERACorporal · August 2, 1969
- CARL RAY WARD JRPrivate First Class · August 2, 1969
- ALLAN T YOUNGKRANS JRPrivate First Class · August 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DAVID MARTIN BALLSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 84
- WILLIAM EUGENE CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 85
- THOMAS LAMONTE DIVES JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 20W, Line 86
- DANIEL ALBERT IRELANSergeant · Panel 20W, Line 87
- RICHARD KENNETH LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 87
- DWIGHT PINZA MCKEATHONPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 88
- ALEXANDER P POMEROYPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 88
- THOMAS KEVIN RYANSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 89
- JAMES SHELTON STACEYSpecialist Four · Panel 20W, Line 89
From Bryan
- JOHNNIE LINTON GARNERCaptain · September 2, 1967
- SAMMY ARTHUR MARTINFirst Lieutenant · December 27, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD HEBRONSergeant · January 31, 1968
- WILLIAM LEE TOLIVERSpecialist Four · July 10, 1969
- EUGENE C OATES IIICaptain · August 4, 1969
- ANTHONY EUGENE CURRIEPrivate First Class · April 15, 1970
- GERARD REX BONIFAZISergeant · June 16, 1970
- CHARLES EDWARD THORNTONCorporal · June 19, 1970
- JOHNNY WAYNE FREESpecialist Five · August 2, 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.