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CHRIS RONALD MARTINEZ
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 25, 1947 – May 26, 1969
Service recordChris Ronald Martinez, of Alameda, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 111 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 111
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B BTRY 6 BN 27 ARTY 23 ARTY GRP
- Born
- October 25, 1947
- Home of record
- Alameda, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 111
- LOUIS HENRY GODLEYSpecialist Four · May 26, 1969
- MAX LISENBYCorporal · May 26, 1969
- LARRY DONALD MULLENPrivate First Class · May 26, 1969
- STEVEN EDWARD MURRAYSpecialist Four · May 26, 1969
From Alameda
- LOSSY RAY WANGLERLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- MILTON J S SEUPrivate First Class · June 4, 1966
- ROBERT PATRICK SOUSALance Corporal · July 10, 1966
- DEREK BOYD POPESpecialist Four · August 8, 1966
- BRUCE EDGAR YATESFirst Lieutenant · November 7, 1966
- VENNIE LEE SMITHPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- GARY ANTHONY PLUMBPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- VINCENT RICHARD WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · March 21, 1967
- GARY TERRENCE COLEMANPrivate First Class · July 12, 1967
- AUSTIN BRUCE COOKStaff Sergeant · July 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.