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GEORGE RODRIGUEZ
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 14, 1948 – May 23, 1970
Service recordGeorge Rodriguez, of West Richland, Washington, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 23, 1970, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 87
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Wireman (2511)
- Born
- August 14, 1948
- Home of record
- West Richland, Washington (Benton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Stroke
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 87
- STEPHEN JOHN PERKINSSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
- RICHARD THOMAS PRIDDYCaptain · May 23, 1970
- CECILIO ROBLES JRSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
- JAMES ERWIN RUSSSpecialist Four · May 23, 1970
From West Richland
- HOWARD LEROY SAVAREPrivate First Class · March 25, 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.