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NICHOLAS QUINONES-BORRAS
Major · U.S. Army
April 30, 1935 – June 5, 1972
Service recordNicholas Quinones-Borras, of Santurce, Puerto Rico, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on June 5, 1972, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 37
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Entomologist (3315)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- April 30, 1935
- Home of record
- Santurce, Puerto Rico (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 5, 1972
- Age
- 37
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date June 5, 1972; 11 of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
He died in Pleiku 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 37
- DAVID STANLEY KRANERFireman · June 5, 1972
- THOMAS MILTON LEJEUNEStaff Sergeant · June 5, 1972
- RONNIE ALLEN MENDOZALieutenant Colonel · June 5, 1972
- KYLIS THEROD PAYNESeaman · June 5, 1972
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH LEE BARNETTSergeant · Panel 1W, Line 35
- ANDEE CHAPMAN JRSergeant First Class · Panel 1W, Line 35
- CHARLES LAWRENCE FLOTTCaptain · Panel 1W, Line 36
- CALVIN THOMAS GOREMajor · Panel 1W, Line 36
- JAMES FAY HOLLISCaptain · Panel 1W, Line 36
- MICHAEL LOUIS HUTSONSergeant · Panel 1W, Line 36
- WALTER STEPHEN MULLENCaptain · Panel 1W, Line 36
- THOMAS MILTON LEJEUNEStaff Sergeant · Panel 1W, Line 37
- ANDREW FILLEBRO UNDERWOODLieutenant Colonel · Panel 1W, Line 38
From Santurce
- RAFAEL ACEVEDO-RECHANIMajor · December 3, 1965
- EDUARDO GONZALEZ-DROZSergeant · March 22, 1966
- ALFREDO OSTOLAZO-MALDONADOPrivate First Class · August 8, 1966
- VICTOR M TOSADO-HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · August 28, 1966
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · October 4, 1966
- LUIS VIGO-NEGRINStaff Sergeant · February 16, 1967
- ANGEL MIGU SOTO-RODRIGUEZSpecialist Four · May 12, 1967
- THOMAS ANTONIO RIVERAStaff Sergeant · June 16, 1967
- NOEL ALEXANDER JOHNSecond Lieutenant · September 7, 1967
- ALBERTO CARRASQUILLO-DENTONSpecialist Four · February 8, 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.