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BERNARD GEORGE HITRO JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 19, 1948 – January 10, 1969
Service recordBernard George Hitro JR, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 10, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 35W, Line 65 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 35W · Line 65
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 19, 1948
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 10, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date January 10, 1969; nine of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 35W, Line 65
- RICHARD GERALD GILLHAMCorporal · January 10, 1969
- JOE EDWARD GRAYSONSpecialist Four · January 10, 1969
- ROBERT GARY HAYESSergeant · January 10, 1969
- JOHN LESLIE HENDERSONPrivate First Class · January 10, 1969
Same unit, same day
- CARL THEODORE ALEXANDERCorporal · Panel 35W, Line 63
- JOE EDWARD GRAYSONSpecialist Four · Panel 35W, Line 65
- MICHAEL ARTHUR FONTAINESpecialist Four · Panel 35W, Line 68
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.