In Memory of….. SSGT. Carlos Manuel Padilla Rivera.
*** Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
CARLOS MANUEL RIVERA - Army - SSGT - E6
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 18, 1939
From: NEW YORK, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Hilda I. Rivera of Junction City, Kansas. Parents: Father, Jose Rivera of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico 00708 and Mother, Lucia Padilla De Rivera of New York, NY. He has one Son and one Daughter.
***** From your friend and fellow TAC at Ft Riley....You are a soldiers soldier...no matter where you are today.
William Shultz
May. 6, 2015
***** alfonso vega - grew up together in puerto rico .
One hell of a good friend, will be missed dearly.
Carlos was a great son, brother, friend and husband. He loved New York, his family and work. His life was taken to soon.I'll miss him for ever.
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Jose Rivera
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Carcel, Mayagüez Pueblo, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Birth Year (Est): 1912
Last Place of Residence: Mayaguez
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jose Rivera M 28 Puerto Rico - Your Dad
Wife Lucia Padilla De Rivera F 28 Puerto Rico - Your Mom
Hijo or son Jose Luis Rivera Y Padilla M 2 Puerto Rico
Hijo or son Carlos Rivera Y Padilla M 1 Puerto Rico - YOU
Sobrino or nephew Hermogenes Cruz M 18 Puerto Rico
SSGT - E6 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 6 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 49W - Line 44
On August 10, 1968 SSG Carlos Manuel Rivera, at the age of 29 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by multiple fragmentation wounds ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
****************************
.
*** Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
CARLOS MANUEL RIVERA - Army - SSGT - E6
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 18, 1939
From: NEW YORK, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Hilda I. Rivera of Junction City, Kansas. Parents: Father, Jose Rivera of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico 00708 and Mother, Lucia Padilla De Rivera of New York, NY. He has one Son and one Daughter.
***** From your friend and fellow TAC at Ft Riley....You are a soldiers soldier...no matter where you are today.
William Shultz
May. 6, 2015
***** alfonso vega - grew up together in puerto rico .
One hell of a good friend, will be missed dearly.
Carlos was a great son, brother, friend and husband. He loved New York, his family and work. His life was taken to soon.I'll miss him for ever.
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Jose Rivera
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Carcel, Mayagüez Pueblo, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Birth Year (Est): 1912
Last Place of Residence: Mayaguez
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jose Rivera M 28 Puerto Rico - Your Dad
Wife Lucia Padilla De Rivera F 28 Puerto Rico - Your Mom
Hijo or son Jose Luis Rivera Y Padilla M 2 Puerto Rico
Hijo or son Carlos Rivera Y Padilla M 1 Puerto Rico - YOU
Sobrino or nephew Hermogenes Cruz M 18 Puerto Rico
SSGT - E6 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 6 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 49W - Line 44
On August 10, 1968 SSG Carlos Manuel Rivera, at the age of 29 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by multiple fragmentation wounds ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
****************************
.
In Memory of….. SSGT. Carlos Manuel Padilla Rivera.
*** Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
CARLOS MANUEL RIVERA - Army - SSGT - E6
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 18, 1939
From: NEW YORK, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Hilda I. Rivera of Junction City, Kansas. Parents: Father, Jose Rivera of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico 00708 and Mother, Lucia Padilla De Rivera of New York, NY. He has one Son and one Daughter.
***** From your friend and fellow TAC at Ft Riley....You are a soldiers soldier...no matter where you are today.
William Shultz
May. 6, 2015
***** alfonso vega - grew up together in puerto rico .
One hell of a good friend, will be missed dearly.
Carlos was a great son, brother, friend and husband. He loved New York, his family and work. His life was taken to soon.I'll miss him for ever.
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Jose Rivera
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Carcel, Mayagüez Pueblo, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Birth Year (Est): 1912
Last Place of Residence: Mayaguez
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jose Rivera M 28 Puerto Rico - Your Dad
Wife Lucia Padilla De Rivera F 28 Puerto Rico - Your Mom
Hijo or son Jose Luis Rivera Y Padilla M 2 Puerto Rico
Hijo or son Carlos Rivera Y Padilla M 1 Puerto Rico - YOU
Sobrino or nephew Hermogenes Cruz M 18 Puerto Rico
SSGT - E6 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 6 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 49W - Line 44
On August 10, 1968 SSG Carlos Manuel Rivera, at the age of 29 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by multiple fragmentation wounds ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
****************************
.
*** Company E, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
CARLOS MANUEL RIVERA - Army - SSGT - E6
Age: 29
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 18, 1939
From: NEW YORK, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Hilda I. Rivera of Junction City, Kansas. Parents: Father, Jose Rivera of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico 00708 and Mother, Lucia Padilla De Rivera of New York, NY. He has one Son and one Daughter.
***** From your friend and fellow TAC at Ft Riley....You are a soldiers soldier...no matter where you are today.
William Shultz
May. 6, 2015
***** alfonso vega - grew up together in puerto rico .
One hell of a good friend, will be missed dearly.
Carlos was a great son, brother, friend and husband. He loved New York, his family and work. His life was taken to soon.I'll miss him for ever.
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Jose Rivera
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Carcel, Mayagüez Pueblo, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
Birth Year (Est): 1912
Last Place of Residence: Mayaguez
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jose Rivera M 28 Puerto Rico - Your Dad
Wife Lucia Padilla De Rivera F 28 Puerto Rico - Your Mom
Hijo or son Jose Luis Rivera Y Padilla M 2 Puerto Rico
Hijo or son Carlos Rivera Y Padilla M 1 Puerto Rico - YOU
Sobrino or nephew Hermogenes Cruz M 18 Puerto Rico
SSGT - E6 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 6 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 10, 1968
In LONG AN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 49W - Line 44
On August 10, 1968 SSG Carlos Manuel Rivera, at the age of 29 years old, became a ground casualty.
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by multiple fragmentation wounds ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
****************************
.
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