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ALVIN JOCK HO
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 30, 1948 – February 15, 1969
Service recordAlvin Jock Ho, of Honolulu, Hawaii, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 15, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 38
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
- September 30, 1948
- Home of record
- Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1969; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 119 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 38
- THOMAS SCOTT HAMILTONSergeant · February 15, 1969
- RICHARD RAYMOND HURLIHESpecialist Four · February 15, 1969
- FRANCIS KENNETH KULBATSKICorporal · February 15, 1969
- RONALD ANTHONY MONISHSpecialist Four · February 15, 1969
Same unit, same day
- KURT L STARKEYCorporal · Panel 32W, Line 40
- LEWIS RUSSELL VALENTINEPrivate First Class · Panel 32W, Line 40
- LEWIS WILLIAM WARNER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 40
From Honolulu
- JAMES GABRIEL JRSpecialist Five · April 8, 1962
- JAMES HIROSHI ISHIHARAChief Warrant Officer 3 · March 10, 1963
- ALAN YUKIO MATSUURAPrivate First Class · April 12, 1964
- JOSEPH N HAOSergeant First Class · November 14, 1964
- ALBERT KALAHANA KUEWAAirman · September 18, 1964
- FLORENDO B PASCUALSergeant First Class · November 3, 1965
- ROBERT HENRY WHITECorporal · December 3, 1965
- ROY SHIGERU KOBAYASHICaptain · January 23, 1966
- SAMUEL POOKEAOKAL GIFFARDStaff Sergeant · January 25, 1966
- GEORGE GRANT KING WEBB JRLance Corporal · February 10, 1966
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.