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PFC Ricardo Campos

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PFC Ricardo Campos Veteran

Birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Mar 1968 (aged 23)
Vietnam
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section W Site 2525
Memorial ID
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In Memory of….. PFC Ricardo Campos.

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!

RICARDO CAMPOS - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 29, 1944
From: SAN ANTONIO, TX
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda F. Campos of San Antonio and One Son, Tx. Parents: Father, Reynaldo Campos and Mother,Maria Leyva Campos both of San Antonio, Tx.

***** ""Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Ricardo Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Aug 1944
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Juan Reynoldo Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Nov 1941
Event Place: Harris, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Gloria Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Oct 1942
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Emma Yolanda Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 16 Jul 1950
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Eva Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 11 Nov 1948
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Maria Ellena Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Dec 1946
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leiva

***** I was walking point that day with Campos. He died with Wilbert Barbee. Jon Winger was there also. He was shot later that spring.
Marshall Wiygul

PFC - E3 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Jan 6, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1968
MILITARY DATA:
MOS: 11B10, Light Weapons Infantryman
Unit: A Co, 3d Bn, 60th Inf, 9th Infantry Division
Start of Tour: 6 January 1968
KIA: 15 March 1968, Age 23.

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 01/06/1968
Incident Date: 03/15/1968
Casualty Date: 03/15/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Grenade - Multiple fragmentation wounds

In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS

Body was recovered
Panel 44E - Line 58

Others in incident:
PFC Ricardo Campos - KIA
Wilbert Barbee - KIA
Jon Winger and Marshall Wiygul were also there but survived.

On March 15, 1968, Both Marshall Wiygul and PFC Ricardo Campos, were walking point when PFC Campos became a ground casualty. he was 10 k NE of My Tho, Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

He served with Alpha Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, "Old Reliables", USARV.

He was killed by multiple fragmentation wounds when a grenade exploded near him. He was 24 years of age and his body was recovered.

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In Memory of….. PFC Ricardo Campos.

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!

RICARDO CAMPOS - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 29, 1944
From: SAN ANTONIO, TX
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda F. Campos of San Antonio and One Son, Tx. Parents: Father, Reynaldo Campos and Mother,Maria Leyva Campos both of San Antonio, Tx.

***** ""Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Ricardo Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Aug 1944
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Juan Reynoldo Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Nov 1941
Event Place: Harris, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Gloria Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 29 Oct 1942
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Emma Yolanda Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 16 Jul 1950
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Eva Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 11 Nov 1948
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leyva

***** "Texas, Birth Index"
Name: Maria Ellena Campos
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Dec 1946
Event Place: Bexar, Texas
Father's Name: Reynaldo Campos
Mother's Name: Maria Leiva

***** I was walking point that day with Campos. He died with Wilbert Barbee. Jon Winger was there also. He was shot later that spring.
Marshall Wiygul

PFC - E3 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Jan 6, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 15, 1968
MILITARY DATA:
MOS: 11B10, Light Weapons Infantryman
Unit: A Co, 3d Bn, 60th Inf, 9th Infantry Division
Start of Tour: 6 January 1968
KIA: 15 March 1968, Age 23.

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 01/06/1968
Incident Date: 03/15/1968
Casualty Date: 03/15/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Grenade - Multiple fragmentation wounds

In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS

Body was recovered
Panel 44E - Line 58

Others in incident:
PFC Ricardo Campos - KIA
Wilbert Barbee - KIA
Jon Winger and Marshall Wiygul were also there but survived.

On March 15, 1968, Both Marshall Wiygul and PFC Ricardo Campos, were walking point when PFC Campos became a ground casualty. he was 10 k NE of My Tho, Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

He served with Alpha Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, "Old Reliables", USARV.

He was killed by multiple fragmentation wounds when a grenade exploded near him. He was 24 years of age and his body was recovered.

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