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RICHARD GUERRERO JR
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 9, 1944 – September 4, 1967
Service recordRichard Guerrero JR, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on September 4, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 25E, Line 101 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 25E · Line 101
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- July 9, 1944
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 4, 1967
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
91 names on the Wall carry the date September 4, 1967; 17 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 25E, Line 101
- CAREY HAMMOND JRCorporal · September 4, 1967
- TIMOTHY JAMES HARTMANCorporal · September 4, 1967
- RAYMOND GEORGE HENGELSPrivate First Class · September 4, 1967
- KEITH FRANCIS SHARPPrivate First Class · September 4, 1967
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.