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CARLOS CHAVEZ JR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 11, 1949 – June 25, 1970
Service recordCarlos Chavez JR, of Oxnard, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on June 25, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 90
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- September 11, 1949
- Home of record
- Oxnard, California (Ventura County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 25, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 25, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 15 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 90
- RICHARD LOUIS BARNESCorporal · June 25, 1970
- BERNARD GEORGE BRANTMEIERSpecialist Four · June 25, 1970
- THOMAS JOSEPH DAVISFirst Lieutenant · June 25, 1970
- GARRY LYNN FRANKLINSergeant · June 25, 1970
From Oxnard
- ROSCOE HENRY FOBAIRLieutenant Colonel · July 24, 1965
- STEVE WILSON PAGEPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHN PERRY GILLIAMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS JOHN BREDASecond Lieutenant · March 19, 1967
- OREN KENNETH MILLERSergeant · June 25, 1967
- CHARLES ALAN BALLAUFHospitalman · July 7, 1967
- LEONARD R LUDWIGSpecialist Four · August 12, 1967
- JAMES RYOICHIRO WATANABESergeant · September 26, 1967
- HARRY CARL SARSFIELDSpecialist Four · October 17, 1967
- MANUEL JOE RODRIGUEZSergeant · October 24, 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.