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ALBERTO L PEREZ
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 10, 1946 – May 19, 1968
Service recordAlberto L Perez, of San Benito, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 19, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 63E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 63E · Line 16
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 First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 10, 1946
- Home of record
- San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
89 names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1968; six of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 236 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 63E, Line 16
- JOSEPH JAMES PETERLICHLance Corporal · May 19, 1968
- GEORGE RICHARD POPESpecialist Four · May 19, 1968
- THOMAS RONALD PURSELWarrant Officer 1 · May 19, 1968
- DONALD KEITH RAHNPetty Officer Third Class · May 19, 1968
Same unit, same day
- MELVIN ARLEIGH ALLENSergeant · Panel 63E, Line 4
- WILLIAM CLARENCE BALDWINCorporal · Panel 63E, Line 4
- JOSEPH A BODNARFirst Lieutenant · Panel 63E, Line 5
- OVERTIS HINTON JRCorporal · Panel 63E, Line 10
- GUY LEONARD JEWETTSergeant · Panel 63E, Line 11
- JAYE ARTHUR SHARPESergeant · Panel 63E, Line 18
- ROBERT JOSEPH PALENSCARPrivate First Class · Panel 63E, Line 19
- KENNETH RICHARD WILSONStaff Sergeant · Panel 64E, Line 2
From San Benito
- ROBERT ARNOLD CORKILLLance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- ANTONIO MORADOPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- RODOLFO VILLAFRANCOSpecialist Four · March 8, 1968
- DONALD RAY ALLENLance Corporal · April 19, 1968
- SIGIFREDO MONTALVO JRSpecialist Five · May 7, 1968
- ROSS OWEN BARLOWChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 20, 1968
- ANTONIO HERNANDEZCorporal · July 17, 1968
- TIMOTEO MUNOZ SANTIAGO JRCorporal · November 5, 1968
- ROLANDO G VILLARREALStaff Sergeant · March 16, 1969
- JULIAN ROBLES RODRIGUEZSergeant · January 6, 1970
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.