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ALBERT FLORES TRISTAN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 26, 1949 – July 6, 1970
Service recordAlbert Flores Tristan, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 6, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 125
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- March 26, 1949
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 6, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date July 6, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 125
- RICHARD C WORTHINGTON JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 6, 1970
- FIDENCIO GARZA RIOS JRPrivate First Class · July 6, 1970
- JOHN ROBERT SIEVERSLance Corporal · July 6, 1970
- STEVE ALAN VESTALCorporal · July 6, 1970
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.