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JUAN RAMON PEREZ-PADIN
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 10, 1948 – August 26, 1969
Service recordJuan Ramon Perez-Padin, of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 26, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 121 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 121
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- July 10, 1948
- Home of record
- Quebradillas, Puerto Rico (Quebradillas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 26, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date August 26, 1969; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 121
- DONALD ERWIN NELSONCorporal · August 26, 1969
- JOSEPH JOHN PINTOPrivate First Class · August 26, 1969
- JAMES DANIEL RAYCHELPrivate First Class · August 26, 1969
- RICHARD PAUL RAYMONDSergeant First Class · August 26, 1969
From Quebradillas
- RICHARD ISMAEL BERMEJOPrivate First Class · February 28, 1967
- PILAR RAFAEL A RUIZ-DELStaff Sergeant · January 31, 1968
- LUIS JOSE MONROIGFirst Lieutenant · July 22, 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.