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EDWIN PEREZ PAGAN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 26, 1948 – June 21, 1969
Service recordEdwin Perez Pagan, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 21, 1969, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 107
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
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- October 26, 1948
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 21, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date June 21, 1969; four of them were lost in Long An Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 70 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 107
- PHILIP EUGENE NICKERSONCorporal · June 21, 1969
- ROBERT NOZEWSKICorporal · June 21, 1969
- WILLIAM LEE PETERS JRFirst Lieutenant · June 21, 1969
- JOHN KENNETH PETERSONPrivate First Class · June 21, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM ALVIN DANIELS JRSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 104
- CHARLES GONZIE GRAYPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 105
- ROGER LEE JOYCESergeant · Panel 22W, Line 105
- HERBERT CORNELIUS FROSTStaff Sergeant · Panel 22W, Line 106
- JOHNNY WENDELL PHILLIPSCorporal · Panel 22W, Line 108
- JOSE MIGUEL TOROSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 109
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 1965
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.