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JEFFERY IGLESIAS QUINTANILLA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 23, 1950 – March 23, 1971
Service recordJeffery Iglesias Quintanilla, of San Diego, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 23, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 71
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
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- September 23, 1950
- Home of record
- San Diego, California (San Diego County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 23, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date March 23, 1971; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 71
- DONALD KEITH OSBORNCaptain · March 23, 1971
- LANCE ALLEN ROBINSONCorporal · March 23, 1971
- WILLIAM LEROY SCHELLSpecialist Four · March 23, 1971
- WARREN PAUL SEAWELCorporal · March 23, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOHN DIETRICH HEINZSergeant · Panel 4W, Line 70
- JEFFREY CHARLES KEETLECorporal · Panel 4W, Line 70
- LANCE ALLEN ROBINSONCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 71
- WARREN PAUL SEAWELCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 71
From San Diego
- STANLEY E TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1963
- CLARENCE CLEMENT TESSMANCaptain · August 10, 1963
- WILLIAM CLIFTON HOOVERPetty Officer Second Class · June 10, 1965
- VIRGIL WAYNE BARTONLance Corporal · August 21, 1965
- CHARLES JOSEPH SCHARFColonel · October 1, 1965
- KENNETH JOE HAMMONDSpecialist Four · November 22, 1965
- RICHARD EUGENE GEORGEPrivate First Class · November 23, 1965
- GERALD CLYDE LYMANPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- JOHN JOSEPH SOLLEYLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- DONALD D DAUGHERTYStaff Sergeant · April 13, 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.