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ANTONIO HERNANDEZ
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
December 6, 1946 – July 17, 1968
Service recordAntonio Hernandez, of San Benito, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 17, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 52W, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 52W · Line 44
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
- December 6, 1946
- Home of record
- San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 17, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
43 names on the Wall carry the date July 17, 1968; 23 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 52W, Line 44
- MARVIN LYNN HUNTERLance Corporal · July 17, 1968
- WILSON JACK JRPrivate First Class · July 17, 1968
- RANDOLPH THOMAS JEFFERSONPrivate First Class · July 17, 1968
- MICHAEL ROMAN KLINSKIPrivate First Class · July 17, 1968
From San Benito
- ROBERT ARNOLD CORKILLLance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- ANTONIO MORADOPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- RODOLFO VILLAFRANCOSpecialist Four · March 8, 1968
- DONALD RAY ALLENLance Corporal · April 19, 1968
- SIGIFREDO MONTALVO JRSpecialist Five · May 7, 1968
- ALBERTO L PEREZPrivate First Class · May 19, 1968
- ROSS OWEN BARLOWChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 20, 1968
- TIMOTEO MUNOZ SANTIAGO JRCorporal · November 5, 1968
- ROLANDO G VILLARREALStaff Sergeant · March 16, 1969
- JULIAN ROBLES RODRIGUEZSergeant · January 6, 1970
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.