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ANDRES SANTIAGO-MARTINEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 9, 1942 – March 21, 1970
Service recordAndres Santiago-Martinez, of Aguada, Puerto Rico, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 21, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · 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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 9, 1942
- Home of record
- Aguada, Puerto Rico (Aguada County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 21, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date March 21, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 32
- FREDDIE D MIZESergeant · March 21, 1970
- BUFORD ELLIS SUMNERSpecialist Four · March 21, 1970
- JOHN PAUL WANTOStaff Sergeant · March 21, 1970
- RONALD WAYNE WILLIAMSpecialist Four · March 21, 1970
From Aguada
- JULIO ERE MORALES-GONZALEZPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- ROBERTO RUIZ-PEREZPrivate First Class · January 23, 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.