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EUSEBIO SOLIS
Private · U.S. Army
July 3, 1947 – May 1, 1968
Service recordEusebio Solis, of San Jose, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 1, 1968, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · Line 41
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 3, 1947
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
85 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1968; 24 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 41
- JOSEPH LYNWOOD SHREVE JRFirst Lieutenant · May 1, 1968
- RICKEY DOVIE SMITHPrivate · May 1, 1968
- DAVID ALLEN STREMLERSpecialist Four · May 1, 1968
- THOMAS F STROTHERS JRSergeant · May 1, 1968
Same unit, same day
- HOWARD ROBERT CROTHERSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 53E, Line 29
- THOMAS KEVIN LYONSPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 36
- MICHAEL JAY MASSEYPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 37
- WILLIAM PAUL TOWNSEND JRPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 42
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.