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OSCAR FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 23, 1948 – January 19, 1970
Service recordOscar Francisco Rodriguez, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 19, 1970, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 47
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- February 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 19, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date January 19, 1970; he was the only one lost in Hua Nghia Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 47
- JOHN MURL MCDAIDSergeant · January 19, 1970
- WARD NORTON IIISpecialist Five · January 19, 1970
- MEL ERNEST SALAZAR JRSecond Lieutenant · January 19, 1970
- FRANKLIN DANIEL SCHRADERLance Corporal · January 19, 1970
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.