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NORBERT MONTOYO-RODRIGUEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 18, 1948 – May 7, 1969
Service recordNorbert Montoyo-Rodriguez, of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 25W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 25W · Line 18
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 18, 1948
- Home of record
- Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (Barceloneta County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1969; he was the only one lost in Hua Nghia Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 66 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 25W, Line 18
- ALTON STARLING ELLISSpecialist Four · May 7, 1969
- ROY LAWRENCE MCDONALDFirst Lieutenant · May 7, 1969
- GARY BRUCE NICHOLSSpecialist Four · May 7, 1969
- ROOSEVELT FRANKLIN PENNSpecialist Four · May 7, 1969
From Barceloneta
- RAFAEL VEGA-MAYSONETPrivate First Class · November 8, 1966
- CANDIDO SERRANO-GIRALLance Corporal · May 28, 1967
- ROBERTO GONZALEZ-SANCHEZPrivate First Class · October 2, 1969
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.