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CARLOS GARCIA MUNOZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 6, 1945 – July 29, 1968
Service recordCarlos Garcia Munoz, of San Jose, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on July 29, 1968, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 50W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 50W · Line 31
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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
- November 6, 1945
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 29, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date July 29, 1968; three of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 50W, Line 31
- DONALD SMITH MCGINLEYCorporal · July 29, 1968
- DOUGLAS GORDON ORVISFirst Lieutenant · July 29, 1968
- WILLARD ORVAL PACKSergeant · July 29, 1968
- TERRY ALAN ROBINSONSergeant · July 29, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ALFRED JOHN DAVIES JRSergeant · Panel 50W, Line 29
- JOHN VINCENT GRESSELFirst Lieutenant · Panel 50W, Line 30
- DOUGLAS GORDON ORVISFirst Lieutenant · Panel 50W, Line 31
- WILLARD ORVAL PACKSergeant · Panel 50W, Line 31
- TERRY ALAN ROBINSONSergeant · Panel 50W, Line 31
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.