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TIMMY VALADEZ
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 3, 1947 – September 28, 1969
Service recordTimmy Valadez, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on September 28, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 18
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 3, 1947
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 28, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date September 28, 1969; two of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 18
- PATRICK ROBERT CURRANMajor · September 29, 1969
- ELTON DAVIS JRLance Corporal · September 29, 1969
- JAMES JENNINGS JRStaff Sergeant · September 29, 1969
- JIMMY KUHLENHOELTERSpecialist Four · September 29, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LESTER CHARLES COOKPrivate First Class · Panel 17W, Line 14
- CHARLES THOMAS DEATONPrivate First Class · Panel 17W, Line 15
- STANLEY WAYNE DOAKPrivate First Class · Panel 17W, Line 15
- DENNIS OLIVER MCGHEESpecialist Four · Panel 17W, Line 17
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.