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RICARDO JOSE GOMEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 23, 1948 – June 10, 1969
Service recordRicardo Jose Gomez, of Hialeah, Florida, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 10, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 22W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22W · Line 12
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- March 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Hialeah, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1969; seven of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 22W, Line 12
- MICHAEL PATRICK CURRANSpecialist Four · June 10, 1969
- LE ROY DELANO M GARISStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1969
- JAMES RUEL GOOLSBYSpecialist Four · June 10, 1969
- ROGER LEE GRAHAMMajor · June 10, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GLYNN THOMAS CAHOONSpecialist Four · Panel 22W, Line 11
- JAMES HOPPER JRPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 13
- JAMES ARTHUR KRUSEPrivate First Class · Panel 22W, Line 14
- DAVID WILLIAM WALSHCaptain · Panel 22W, Line 16
- LEE ARTHUR WILLIAMSSergeant · Panel 22W, Line 17
From Hialeah
- TED PETER NEURA JRCaptain · December 12, 1963
- ROBERT LYMAN TAYLORStaff Sergeant · February 1, 1964
- BILLY HOWARDGunnery Sergeant · March 22, 1966
- ADELBERT F MIHALEK IVSpecialist Four · October 30, 1966
- ALBERT JUDSON HAYESFirst Lieutenant · February 14, 1967
- JOHN RICHARD BERRIOSCorporal · November 27, 1967
- RAMON CORTES-ROSASpecialist Four · December 15, 1967
- TIMOTHY HAROLD ARTMANChief Warrant Officer 2 · January 8, 1968
- EDWARD MICHAEL MISIUTAPrivate First Class · March 1, 1968
- JAMES ROBERT BURCH JRAirman · March 17, 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.