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WILLIAM GARCIA
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 2, 1946 – November 1, 1966
Service recordWilliam Garcia, of Pacoima, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on November 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 4
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 2, 1946
- Home of record
- Pacoima, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 1, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date November 1, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 86 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 4
- RONALD ALBERT FROMMPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
- DAVID LEE HALLFireman · November 1, 1966
- DAYTON LEO HARE JRFirst Sergeant · November 1, 1966
- ANDREW HERMAN HODGEStaff Sergeant · November 1, 1966
Same unit, same day
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 2
- DANIEL JOHN ILLIPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 2
- LAWRENCE R COSTELLOSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 3
- DAYTON LEO HARE JRFirst Sergeant · Panel 12E, Line 4
- JOSHUA THOMAS JONESSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 6
- JOHN FRANCIS KNOPFPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 6
- DANIEL TIOFILIO MARTINEZSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- WILLIAM G MENDENHALLSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ALLAN ARLYN MILKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ROBERT LE ROY SHUCKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
- MICHAEL HOWARD STOFLETPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 8
- JOSE ANGEL VAZQUEZSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
From Pacoima
- LUIS OLMOSPrivate First Class · December 21, 1966
- RODERICK CHARLES PORTELLOStaff Sergeant · January 24, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD ADAMSSpecialist Four · February 21, 1967
- HOWARD DEXTER GERSHENPrivate First Class · February 23, 1967
- WARREN H SCHROBILGEN JRPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- RONALD JAMES PERKINSLance Corporal · November 17, 1967
- RAYMOND BARELA PALMAPrivate First Class · December 27, 1967
- DANIEL JOHN VILLEGASPlatoon Sergeant · February 11, 1968
- JORDAN JAY OZANNEPrivate First Class · May 9, 1968
- EDUARDO VELOZSergeant · August 5, 1968
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.