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DANIEL JOSEPH CHAVEZ
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 2, 1949 – November 23, 1970
Service recordDaniel Joseph Chavez, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 23, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 78
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 First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 2, 1949
- Home of record
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date November 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In November 1970, 347 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 15 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 78
- RONALD DEAN LEFEBVRESpecialist Four · November 22, 1970
- MICHAEL TERRY MARTINSpecialist Four · November 22, 1970
- ROGER LEE RITSCHARDCorporal · November 22, 1970
- DOUGLASS TERRELL WHELESSCaptain · November 22, 1970
From Albuquerque
- RICHARD ELMER HAMILTONSergeant · October 6, 1962
- RICHARD EUGENE HEISTERFirst Lieutenant · June 2, 1965
- DONALD CHARLES PATCHCaptain · October 2, 1965
- LON M FLETCHERPrivate · October 5, 1965
- PEDRO PADILLASergeant · March 28, 1966
- WILLIAM LEROY WALTONPrivate First Class · April 25, 1966
- GEORGE DAYTON ADAMSSergeant · April 26, 1966
- JACOB HENRY FOWNERPrivate First Class · May 2, 1966
- JUAN DIEGO SANCHEZPrivate First Class · July 22, 1966
- BENNY SENAPrivate First Class · July 25, 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.