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ALVIN RAY FRITZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 27, 1947 – February 14, 1969
Service recordAlvin Ray Fritz, of Canton, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 14, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 32
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- February 27, 1947
- Home of record
- Canton, Texas (Van Zandt County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 14, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date February 14, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. 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 32
- JOHN MARSHALL HOLLOWAYStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1969
- CHARLES SPENCER JONESWarrant Officer 1 · February 14, 1969
- REGINALD DAVID KINGLance Corporal · February 14, 1969
- THOMAS WILLIAM KUSTABORDERCorporal · February 14, 1969
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.