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DAVID RAYMOND BALZARINI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 24, 1948 – January 19, 1969
Service recordDavid Raymond Balzarini, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 19, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 34W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34W · Line 35
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)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- October 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Jeannette, Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 19, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 19, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 30 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34W, Line 35
- JERRY LEE WARBRITTONPrivate First Class · January 18, 1969
- DAVID WILLIAMS JRStaff Sergeant · January 18, 1969
- RICHARD BRUCE APLANDSergeant · January 19, 1969
- STEPHEN WILLIAM MCKINLEYSeaman · January 19, 1969
Same unit, same day
- BARRY CHARLES KELLENBENZSecond Lieutenant · Panel 34W, Line 38
- GENE LEROY SCHUKARSergeant · Panel 34W, Line 40
- JAMES LEE SMITHSpecialist Four · Panel 34W, Line 40
From Jeannette
- EDWARD JAN COXSergeant First Class · January 24, 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.