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BENITO ALANIZ
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 2, 1941 – March 19, 1967
Service recordBenito Alaniz, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1967, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 109
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 3/5 CAV 9 INF DIV
- Born
- April 2, 1941
- Home of record
- Colorado Springs, Colorado (El Paso County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1967
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- 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 March 19, 1967; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “3/5 CAV 9 INF DIV”, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 109
- FRANK LUTHER HUDDLESTONMaster Sergeant · May 17, 1966
- JOSEPH CLAIR AUSTINColonel · March 19, 1967
- VIRIL LEE AUSTINSpecialist Four · March 19, 1967
- DAVID BAKERLance Corporal · March 19, 1967
- JAMES PAUL BARTONWarrant Officer 1 · March 19, 1967
From Colorado Springs
- RALPH ALLEN DUNNWarrant Officer 1 · June 29, 1964
- WILLIAM ROBERT ROMACKPrivate First Class · May 9, 1966
- DONALD ESTEL COOKSergeant · June 8, 1966
- CHARLIE FRAZIER JRStaff Sergeant · July 9, 1966
- ROBERT DELL MOORESeaman · January 14, 1967
- WILLIAM ARCHIE JONES JRPrivate First Class · January 21, 1967
- JAMES OLEN MILLERPetty Officer Second Class · February 6, 1967
- TIMOTHY JAMES IVESCorporal · April 30, 1967
- PAUL FREDERICK KIECKERLieutenant Colonel · June 17, 1967
- THOMAS DESMOND LANMANSpecialist Four · September 17, 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.