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JESUS GARCIA SEPULVEDA
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 31, 1934 – June 16, 1972
Service recordJesus Garcia Sepulveda, of Weslaco, Texas, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 16, 1972, in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 42
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 31, 1934
- Home of record
- Weslaco, Texas (Hidalgo County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 16, 1972
- Age
- 37
- Province
- Khanh Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 16, 1972; he was the only one lost in Khanh Hoa Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 13 of its members that month.
He died in Khanh Hoa Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 42
- MARK FREDERICK BIAGINISergeant · June 13, 1972
- WILLIE HOOVER JRSpecialist Four · June 13, 1972
- FRANCIS JOHN DAVISLieutenant Commander · June 14, 1972
- PAUL HENDERSON LAWING JRSergeant · June 14, 1972
From Weslaco
- JAMES CALVIN CASTONCaptain · August 10, 1965
- ROBERTO PEREZCorporal · February 9, 1966
- MARIO YBARRAPrivate First Class · March 6, 1966
- JAVIER BECERRALance Corporal · April 20, 1967
- JOSE ANTONIO ROSASStaff Sergeant · May 8, 1967
- JOE DANIEL DUNNStaff Sergeant · March 1, 1968
- RUBEN RIVERALance Corporal · August 26, 1969
- ROBERT BRADFORD HAYSCorporal · July 21, 1970
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.