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ISRAEL ESPARZA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 2, 1950 – August 16, 1969
Service recordIsrael Esparza, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 16, 1969, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 49
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Teletype Operator (05C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- January 2, 1950
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 16, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date August 16, 1969. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 29 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 49
- GEORGE FABIAN BONNETTLance Corporal · August 16, 1969
- JOHN MICHAEL DAVISPrivate First Class · August 16, 1969
- MARK W EVELANDChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 16, 1969
- JERRY ALLEN FRAKESSergeant · August 16, 1969
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.