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ALFREDO OSTOLAZO-MALDONADO
Private First Class · U.S. Army
June 15, 1939 – August 8, 1966
Service recordAlfredo Ostolazo-Maldonado, of Santurce, Puerto Rico, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on August 8, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 116
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
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 15, 1939
- Home of record
- Santurce, Puerto Rico (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 8, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date August 8, 1966. In August 1966, 501 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 98 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 116
- JOHN PAUL HARRIS OLTSpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- MARK EDWARD PARKERPrivate First Class · August 8, 1966
- DEREK BOYD POPESpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- ANDREW MARCO SHERMANSecond Lieutenant · August 8, 1966
Same unit, same day
- TONY LEE BAKKEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 110
- CLIFTON E BENNETTSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 110
- FRANK LEE BLEVINSPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 110
- JUDGE BURROUGHS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 111
- ORRIE JULIUS BUSKEYPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 111
- BRIAN J CLUNEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 111
- DONALD LEE CORBINPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 112
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 9E, Line 112
- CHARLES RICHARD GREENEPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 113
- DAVID CONRAD HAMPTONPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 113
- MARTIS LEON HAYNESStaff Sergeant · Panel 9E, Line 113
- ANDY JOHNSON JRPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 114
- DOUGLAS WAYNE JONESPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 114
- JOHN JORDAN KOLZSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 114
- GEORGE EDWARD MATUSCSAKPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 115
- RICHARD WOODS MEEHANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9E, Line 115
- LESLIE DAVID NICKELSPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 115
- ERIC REINHARD NORDMANWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 9E, Line 115
- MARK EDWARD PARKERPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 116
- DEREK BOYD POPESpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 116
- RICHARD WILLIAM POWERPrivate First Class · Panel 9E, Line 117
- CHARLES RAY POWERSSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 117
- RICHARD W ROYSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 117
- RICHARD ALLAN SCHAAFSergeant Major · Panel 9E, Line 117
From Santurce
- RAFAEL ACEVEDO-RECHANIMajor · December 3, 1965
- EDUARDO GONZALEZ-DROZSergeant · March 22, 1966
- VICTOR M TOSADO-HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · August 28, 1966
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · October 4, 1966
- LUIS VIGO-NEGRINStaff Sergeant · February 16, 1967
- ANGEL MIGU SOTO-RODRIGUEZSpecialist Four · May 12, 1967
- THOMAS ANTONIO RIVERAStaff Sergeant · June 16, 1967
- NOEL ALEXANDER JOHNSecond Lieutenant · September 7, 1967
- ALBERTO CARRASQUILLO-DENTONSpecialist Four · February 8, 1968
- EDUARDO ARANDA-SANTOSSpecialist Four · March 31, 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.