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XAVIER GOMEZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 17, 1949 – January 8, 1970
Service recordXavier Gomez, of Houston, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 8, 1970, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 12
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 8, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date January 8, 1970; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 12
- CARL ALLEN THOMSONSpecialist Four · November 14, 1969
- LEO CARL CASEY JRSpecialist Four · January 8, 1970
- WAYNE MICHAEL COLESecond Lieutenant · January 8, 1970
- WILLARD WINSTON CROYSergeant · January 8, 1970
- WARREN LEE DONAHESpecialist Four · January 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM EDWARD BARNESSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 11
- STEVEN MERLE BROWNChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 14W, Line 11
- GALE W BUTCHER JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 14W, Line 11
- KENNETH THOMAS KLEPPINSpecialist Five · Panel 14W, Line 13
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 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.