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A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967.
A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967. Photo: SP5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army, public domain. Shown for the time and place, not a photograph of Israel Rodriguez.

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ISRAEL RODRIGUEZ

Private First Class · U.S. Army

June 24, 1948 – June 19, 1969

Service record

Israel Rodriguez, of New York, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 19, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

On the Wall

Panel 22W · Line 93

Position of Panel 22W on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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
Private First Class (PFC)
Service
Drafted (Selective Service)
Occupation
Pioneer (12A)
Unit (as recorded)
A CO 19 ENG BN USARV
Born
June 24, 1948
Home of record
New York, New York (Kings County)

Casualty

Date of death
June 19, 1969
Age
20
Province
Quang Ngai
Country
South Vietnam
Casualty type
Non-hostile
Category
Accident
Circumstance
Other Accident

Context · from the records

What was happening

57 names on the Wall carry the date June 19, 1969; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

Also on Panel 22W, Line 93

From New York

All 1370 names from New York →

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.