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ANGELO RAYMOND MORALES
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
October 27, 1949 – March 26, 1970
Service recordAngelo Raymond Morales, of San Jose, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on March 26, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 46
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- October 27, 1949
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 26, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date March 26, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 46
- ROBERT FOREMAN JRSergeant First Class · March 26, 1970
- JAMES ANTHONY GRIFASIStaff Sergeant · March 26, 1970
- DON MANUEL OSHELLSpecialist Four · March 26, 1970
- MARVIN SHELLSergeant · March 26, 1970
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.