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GENARO GARZA
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 2, 1932 – February 23, 1971
Service recordGenaro Garza, of San Benito, Texas, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 23, 1971, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 133 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 133
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Air Defense Artillery Crewmember (16F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- December 2, 1932
- Home of record
- San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 23, 1971
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date February 23, 1971; six of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 133
- RONALD JAY FISHERPrivate First Class · February 23, 1971
- RICHARD JACOB FRAZIERSpecialist Four · February 23, 1971
- JOSEPH BRENDAN HARTPrivate First Class · February 23, 1971
- TERRANCE AKI OGATASpecialist Four · February 23, 1971
Same unit, same day
- DOUGLAS JAY CRAWFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 132
- LARRY GILBERT DAHLSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 132
- RONALD JAY FISHERPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 133
- JOSEPH BRENDAN HARTPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 133
- FREDERICK LEE BEATTYSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 135
- VINCENT JOSEPH MEDJESKYPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 135
From San Benito
- ROBERT ARNOLD CORKILLLance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- ANTONIO MORADOPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- RODOLFO VILLAFRANCOSpecialist Four · March 8, 1968
- DONALD RAY ALLENLance Corporal · April 19, 1968
- SIGIFREDO MONTALVO JRSpecialist Five · May 7, 1968
- ALBERTO L PEREZPrivate First Class · May 19, 1968
- ROSS OWEN BARLOWChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 20, 1968
- ANTONIO HERNANDEZCorporal · July 17, 1968
- TIMOTEO MUNOZ SANTIAGO JRCorporal · November 5, 1968
- ROLANDO G VILLARREALStaff Sergeant · March 16, 1969
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.