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PFC John Manuel Ortiz

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PFC John Manuel Ortiz

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 Nov 1967 (aged 21)
Kon Tum, Kon Tum, Vietnam
Burial
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 31, Block 7, Lot 24, Grave 3
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Pfc. U.S. Army, {RA16900235}, Vietnam War-Pfc. Ortiz was killed in action by small arms fire on 11-20-1967 while serving as a Light Weapons Infantryman with Co. C of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Pfc. Ortiz started his tour of Vietnam on August 13, 1967.

He is the son of Mr. Roman & Mrs. Nicholaza Ortiz of 10717 Edbrooke, Chicago, Illinois, and a 1964 graduate of Fenger H.S., and
leaves siblings, Arturo, Romana, Sgt. Alejandro, & Rodolfo, and he enlisted with the Army on 2-14-1967.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal.
Pfc. U.S. Army, {RA16900235}, Vietnam War-Pfc. Ortiz was killed in action by small arms fire on 11-20-1967 while serving as a Light Weapons Infantryman with Co. C of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Pfc. Ortiz started his tour of Vietnam on August 13, 1967.

He is the son of Mr. Roman & Mrs. Nicholaza Ortiz of 10717 Edbrooke, Chicago, Illinois, and a 1964 graduate of Fenger H.S., and
leaves siblings, Arturo, Romana, Sgt. Alejandro, & Rodolfo, and he enlisted with the Army on 2-14-1967.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal.

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