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SANTIAGO HERRERA ESCOBAR
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 29, 1951 – May 19, 1972
Service recordSantiago Herrera Escobar, of Compton, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 19, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 28
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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
- November 29, 1951
- Home of record
- Compton, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
He died in Bien Hoa Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 28
- WESLEY DALLAS RATZELCaptain · October 20, 1971
- CLYDE CURTIS LOVECaptain · May 18, 1972
- DEAN KENT LEACHWarrant Officer 1 · May 19, 1972
- CLARENCE PAUL LEWISFirst Lieutenant · May 21, 1972
Same unit, same day
- DEAN KENT LEACHWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 1W, Line 28
From Compton
- BARRY JAMES SITLERLance Corporal · December 10, 1965
- JOSEPH RAY REYNOLDSLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- IGNACIO HUICOCHEA-REYNASpecialist Four · March 15, 1966
- ALEXANDER D RODARTEPrivate First Class · March 19, 1966
- PHILLIPS LAMARRSpecialist Four · April 13, 1966
- MELVIN BARBERSergeant · August 19, 1966
- ALEXANDER VERA HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · September 7, 1966
- ROBERT EMMETT MURPHY JRPrivate First Class · December 21, 1966
- JAMES ANDERSON JRPrivate First Class · February 28, 1967
- RICHARD CHARLES GUPTONSpecialist Four · May 6, 1967
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.