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GARY WAYNE RODRIGUES
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 24, 1945 – May 5, 1967
Service recordGary Wayne Rodrigues, of Napa, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 5, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 45
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 24, 1945
- Home of record
- Napa, California (Napa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 5, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date May 5, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 45
- WOODROW WILLIAMSLance Corporal · May 3, 1967
- JAMES ARMAND PLUMMERStaff Sergeant · May 5, 1967
- JOSEPH PAUL RANDOPrivate First Class · May 5, 1967
- RICKEY DON REVLANDPrivate First Class · May 5, 1967
- PHILLIP LEONARD ROUSESpecialist Four · May 5, 1967
Same unit, same day
- JOAQUIN ARZUAGASergeant · Panel 19E, Line 42
- PAUL J HICKSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 19E, Line 43
- MELVIN ONEAL JRSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 44
- EDWARD JOSEPH WEIDENBACHChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 19E, Line 44
- JOSEPH PAUL RANDOPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 45
- DONALD JAMES SHEEHYSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 46
- ARISTON R TALAN JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 19E, Line 46
- PIKE POWERS MAYOPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 47
- FRANK CHICO TORRES JRSpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 47
- WILLIAM ERNEST WHITE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 47
From Napa
- JACK DANIEL LANELLISpecialist Five · August 31, 1965
- EDWARD WARREN WOODRUFFPrivate First Class · November 19, 1966
- RICKY ALAN MYERSPrivate First Class · January 29, 1968
- PATRICK DALE MORIARTYChief Petty Officer · March 9, 1968
- ARNOLD JAY FERRARIStaff Sergeant · March 31, 1968
- STEVEN GARY HICKSSpecialist Four · May 22, 1968
- MICHAEL ROY CLASENPetty Officer Third Class · August 25, 1968
- ROBERT LEE COONRODPrivate First Class · August 28, 1968
- ROBERT HENRY BUEHLERPrivate First Class · September 22, 1968
- RONALD ALLEN BEARDSLEYCorporal · October 31, 1968
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.