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ANGEL LUIS DIAZ
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 1, 1946 – October 28, 1967
Service recordAngel Luis Diaz, of Hartford, Connecticut, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 28, 1967, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 28E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28E · Line 90
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- August 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 28, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date October 28, 1967; five of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 28E, Line 90
- LARRY DALE CARRELLSergeant · October 28, 1967
- THOMAS SAMUEL CLEMSergeant · October 28, 1967
- RANDY RALPH COGDILLPrivate First Class · October 28, 1967
- DAVID JOHN DONAHOECorporal · October 28, 1967
From Hartford
- WALTER ALEXANDER TERLECKISergeant · February 18, 1966
- EDMUND FRANCIS EDDYPrivate First Class · March 28, 1966
- LAWRENCE DANE WOODSCaptain · June 24, 1966
- MALCOLM CRAYTON BERRYPrivate First Class · June 29, 1966
- DAVID KEITH HIGHTFirst Lieutenant · June 30, 1966
- STEPHEN S STRYCHARZ JRLance Corporal · July 15, 1966
- JIMMY LEE LANGSTONPrivate First Class · February 28, 1967
- ALLAN PAUL FIRMNECKHospitalman · April 22, 1967
- JAMES STEVEN LEONARDCorporal · May 18, 1967
- LAWRENCE JAY SILVERFirst Lieutenant · June 13, 1967
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.