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DAVID FRANK SANTA-CRUZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 22, 1949 – May 30, 1970
Service recordDavid Frank Santa-Cruz, of San Jose, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 30, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 122 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 122
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 22, 1949
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 30, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date May 30, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 80 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 122
- PATRICK ELSWOOD MCDANIELSergeant · May 30, 1970
- HARRY DAVIS PICKARDSergeant · May 30, 1970
- WILLIAM HOWARD STEPPWarrant Officer 1 · May 30, 1970
- RICHARD GEORGE WEID JRSergeant · May 30, 1970
Same unit, same day
- FREDDY LAMAR BRATTONSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 119
- WILLIAM ELLIS GAY JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 10W, Line 121
- KEN SWAIN MAXWELLSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 121
- PATRICK ELSWOOD MCDANIELSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 122
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.