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LUIS ALONZO
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
December 8, 1951 – August 1, 1972
Service recordLuis Alonzo, of Pacoima, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 1, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 61
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Logistics/Embarkation Specialist (0431)
- Born
- December 8, 1951
- Home of record
- Pacoima, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 1, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date August 1, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In August 1972, 41 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Bien 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 61
- THOMAS W REASORCaptain · July 30, 1972
- JOSEP L RUZICKA JRCaptain · July 30, 1972
- FREDDIE L SLAUGHTER JRAirman First Class · July 30, 1972
- ROBERT MITCHELL LANKFORDStaff Sergeant · August 3, 1972
From Pacoima
- WILLIAM GARCIASpecialist Four · November 1, 1966
- LUIS OLMOSPrivate First Class · December 21, 1966
- RODERICK CHARLES PORTELLOStaff Sergeant · January 24, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD ADAMSSpecialist Four · February 21, 1967
- HOWARD DEXTER GERSHENPrivate First Class · February 23, 1967
- WARREN H SCHROBILGEN JRPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- RONALD JAMES PERKINSLance Corporal · November 17, 1967
- RAYMOND BARELA PALMAPrivate First Class · December 27, 1967
- DANIEL JOHN VILLEGASPlatoon Sergeant · February 11, 1968
- JORDAN JAY OZANNEPrivate First Class · May 9, 1968
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.