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CARLOS ANGEL FARTO
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 2, 1945 – December 7, 1966
Service recordCarlos Angel Farto, of Miami, Florida, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on December 7, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 18
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Pioneer (12A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 2, 1945
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 7, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date December 7, 1966. In December 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13E, Line 18
- JOHN WERNER CARLSONCaptain · December 7, 1966
- ROGER HERBERT COYELieutenant Colonel · December 7, 1966
- FREDDIE LEE JOHNSONFirst Lieutenant · December 7, 1966
- PATRICK CHARLES KOZELPrivate First Class · December 7, 1966
Same unit, same day
- PATRICK CHARLES KOZELPrivate First Class · Panel 13E, Line 18
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 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.