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DANIEL HAROLD MUNIZ
Private · U.S. Army
May 17, 1949 – May 17, 1970
Service recordDaniel Harold Muniz, of Dulce, New Mexico, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 17, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 58
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Bridge Crewmember (12C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- May 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Dulce, New Mexico (Rio Arriba County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 17, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date May 17, 1970; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1970, 917 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 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 58
- PAUL JOHN MARCINSergeant · May 17, 1970
- ALAN DAVID MARTINStaff Sergeant · May 17, 1970
- ROY ANDREW PETTY JRSergeant · May 17, 1970
- GEORGE CLIFTON SCHULTZ JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 17, 1970
From Dulce
- FLOYD SAMUEL ATOLESergeant · February 21, 1969
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.