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LOUIS JOSEPH BARBARIA
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 1, 1947 – March 21, 1970
Service recordLouis Joseph Barbaria, of New York, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 21, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 28
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 1, 1947
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 21, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date March 21, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In March 1970, 625 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 12W, Line 28
- GARY JOE BARNETTCaptain · March 21, 1970
- JOHN CHARLES BLAKEPetty Officer Third Class · March 21, 1970
- ROBERT EDWARD CASTLEFirst Lieutenant · March 21, 1970
- JOHN RICHARD CHAPMANStaff Sergeant · March 21, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GARY JOE BARNETTCaptain · Panel 12W, Line 28
- RICHARD LEE EHNESStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 29
- STEPHEN ARTHUR GOLSHSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 29
- JOHN THOMAS GUTEKUNSTSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 30
- ROBERT STANLEY RICHMONDCaptain · Panel 12W, Line 31
- JOHN PAUL WANTOStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 32
- RONALD WAYNE WILLIAMSpecialist Four · Panel 12W, Line 32
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 1965
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.