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TONY CRUZ
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 29, 1947 – September 3, 1969
Service recordTony Cruz, of Phoenix, Arizona, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 3, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 27
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 29, 1947
- Home of record
- Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 3, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date September 3, 1969; nine 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 18W, Line 27
- MICHAEL MILTON COXSergeant · September 3, 1969
- NEAL DAVID EPIFANIOSpecialist Four · September 3, 1969
- GARY LEE EVANSSergeant · September 3, 1969
- MCKENZIE W GENWRIGHTCaptain · September 3, 1969
Same unit, same day
- MARK CARL ALFORDSergeant · Panel 18W, Line 26
- RONALD JOSEPH BRITZMajor · Panel 18W, Line 26
- ANDRE GEORGE BROUMASLieutenant Colonel · Panel 18W, Line 26
- MICHAEL LEE COLLINSSpecialist Five · Panel 18W, Line 26
- MCKENZIE W GENWRIGHTCaptain · Panel 18W, Line 27
- DAVID RUSSELL HANNAWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 18W, Line 28
- DEAN RICHARD LANGEChief Warrant Officer 3 · Panel 18W, Line 28
- NORMAN LOUIS NESTERAKCaptain · Panel 18W, Line 29
- WILLIAM EDWARD TITTLEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 18W, Line 29
From Phoenix
- DURWARD DEAN GOSNEYMajor · October 7, 1964
- CHARLES ALVA DALEMajor · June 9, 1965
- WILBURN DANIEL FELKINSCorporal · July 30, 1965
- LEE E ANDERSONSergeant · September 19, 1965
- DERRELL BLACKBUR JEFFORDSColonel · December 24, 1965
- JOHNNY HOWARD GODFREYCaptain · January 11, 1966
- GEORGE A HOAGLAND IIIStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1966
- JACK LANDEN HIMESPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ROY JOHN HIGGINS JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DARRELL LEE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 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.