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ALBERT TIJERINA JR
Captain · U.S. Air Force
July 25, 1943 – March 1, 1971
Service recordAlbert Tijerina JR, of San Angelo, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on March 1, 1971, in Laos, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 15
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 7 AF
- Born
- July 25, 1943
- Home of record
- San Angelo, Texas (Tom Green County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 1, 1971
- Age
- 27
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date March 1, 1971. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “7 AF”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
He died in Laos while Operation Lam Son 719 was under way. In Lam Son 719 (February–March 1971), South Vietnamese troops drove into Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, carried and supported by U.S. helicopters and aircraft; more than 100 U.S. helicopters were lost.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 4W, Line 15
- FRANK AGUAN SABLANSpecialist Four · March 1, 1971
- STEPHEN LEE SMITHPrivate First Class · March 1, 1971
- ROBERT DALE UHLWarrant Officer 1 · March 1, 1971
- JAMES THOMAS WILLIAMS JRSpecialist Four · March 1, 1971
Same unit, same day
- KARL RAY GANTZAirman First Class · Panel 4W, Line 14
- MILTON HARDIN RAMSEYMajor · Panel 4W, Line 14
From San Angelo
- CHARLES MILTON FITTSFirst Lieutenant · January 11, 1963
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
- MICHAEL COURTNEY QUINNSeaman · May 24, 1967
- LOUIS FARR JONESColonel · November 29, 1967
- HENRY WILBURN HARTMANSpecialist Five · January 31, 1968
- ROBERTO PENA RIOSPrivate · March 4, 1968
- DAVID ALLEN PARKERStaff Sergeant · April 6, 1968
- HARRIS LESTER COLLINSCorporal · April 26, 1968
- JIMMY RAY WHELESSCorporal · May 9, 1968
- REX WAYNE DOYLESpecialist Four · May 17, 1968
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.