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GERARD REX BONIFAZI
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 4, 1949 – June 16, 1970
Service recordGerard Rex Bonifazi, of Bryan, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 16, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 57
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
- Vehicle Materiel Supply Specialist (76S)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- February 4, 1949
- Home of record
- Bryan, Texas (Brazos County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 16, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date June 16, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In June 1970, 560 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 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 57
- WILLIAM DAVID BRIDGEFirst Lieutenant · June 16, 1970
- WARREN GAMALIEL FRANKS JRSergeant · June 16, 1970
- ROBERT LEE GRAYSpecialist Four · June 16, 1970
- FREDERICK RICHARD LEVINSSergeant · June 16, 1970
From Bryan
- JOHNNIE LINTON GARNERCaptain · September 2, 1967
- SAMMY ARTHUR MARTINFirst Lieutenant · December 27, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD HEBRONSergeant · January 31, 1968
- WILLIAM LEE TOLIVERSpecialist Four · July 10, 1969
- ALBERT ALVARADO VAQUERAChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 2, 1969
- EUGENE C OATES IIICaptain · August 4, 1969
- ANTHONY EUGENE CURRIEPrivate First Class · April 15, 1970
- CHARLES EDWARD THORNTONCorporal · June 19, 1970
- JOHNNY WAYNE FREESpecialist Five · August 2, 1971
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.