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ANTHONY VINCENT MARTINEZ
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 27, 1949 – August 9, 1970
Service recordAnthony Vincent Martinez, of Medford, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on August 9, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 98
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
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 27, 1949
- Home of record
- Medford, New York (Suffolk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 9, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 9, 1970; four of them were lost in Binh Thuy Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 98
- JOHN HENRY LIGHTSEYCorporal · August 9, 1970
- DAVID THORNTON MADDUXCaptain · August 9, 1970
- WILLIAM FRANCIS MCNULTYPetty Officer Third Class · August 9, 1970
- JOE REYNA JRPrivate First Class · August 9, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DON WAYNE AVERYSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 96
- WILBERT JASPER JONES JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 8W, Line 97
- JOHN HENRY LIGHTSEYCorporal · Panel 8W, Line 98
From Medford
- FRANCIS THOMAS CLARKINSergeant · March 9, 1966
- JOHN RICHARD CACIOPPOPrivate First Class · February 27, 1967
- RALPH GRAYPrivate First Class · March 22, 1967
- DONALD JUAN RICHARDSLance Corporal · September 21, 1967
- RYUZO SOMMAStaff Sergeant · March 4, 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.