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NORMAN THOMAS DAGOSTINO
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 11, 1947 – February 13, 1968
Service recordNorman Thomas Dagostino, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 13, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 39E, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 39E · Line 27
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 11, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 13, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
60 names on the Wall carry the date February 13, 1968; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1968, 2,260 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 168 of its members that month.
He died in Quảng Nam Province while the Tet Offensive was under way. Beginning on the night of 30–31 January 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked more than 100 cities and towns across South Vietnam, including the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. February 1968 was the deadliest month of the war for Americans.
Also on Panel 39E, Line 27
- TIM THOMASCorporal · February 13, 1968
- ALEX ROBERT TOLPAROFFSpecialist Four · February 13, 1968
- ROBERT JAMES WIGGINStaff Sergeant · February 13, 1968
- ROBERT EARL WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · February 13, 1968
Same unit, same day
- JAMES CHRISTOPHER ALBERTINICorporal · Panel 39E, Line 16
- WINFIELD WESLEY BECKFirst Lieutenant · Panel 39E, Line 17
- JAMES LEE BROWN JRCorporal · Panel 39E, Line 17
- RODNEY SALVADOR CANTOHOSCorporal · Panel 39E, Line 18
- ERNEST FREDERICK DAVIDOVEPrivate First Class · Panel 39E, Line 20
- ROBERT A ELIASergeant · Panel 39E, Line 20
- JAMES F FUQUASpecialist Four · Panel 39E, Line 21
- JACK WILLIAM GRANDAHLSpecialist Four · Panel 39E, Line 21
- JOHN MAJOR MARTINFirst Lieutenant · Panel 39E, Line 23
- HOBERT TRUMAN ROLLINSCorporal · Panel 39E, Line 25
- TIM THOMASCorporal · Panel 39E, Line 27
- TERRY WAYNE WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · Panel 39E, Line 28
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.