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RICHARD FERRALEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 27, 1947 – May 26, 1968
Service recordRichard Ferralez, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 26, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 66W, Line 7 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 66W · Line 7
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 27, 1947
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 26, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
73 names on the Wall carry the date May 26, 1968; 33 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 160 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 66W, Line 7
- RONALD EUGENE GRIERCorporal · May 26, 1968
- HARRISON LEROY HALEYCaptain · May 26, 1968
- STERLING HAROLD HILLStaff Sergeant · May 26, 1968
- CLYDE STEVEN HIMESSergeant · May 26, 1968
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE WALLACE BURRCorporal · Panel 66W, Line 3
- MITCHELL LEE MCGUIRESpecialist Four · Panel 66W, Line 10
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.