Samuel Almendariz
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
5th Special Forces Group
Entered the Service From: Mc Allen, Texas
Date of Birth: May 10, 1934
Date of Death: July 12, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Almendariz was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group.
On July 12, 1967, he was on a reconnaissance team operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province.
The team came under intense fire and he was killed.
His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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SFC Samuel Almendariz and SFC Robert J. Sullivan were on a mission in Laos on July 12, 1967. Their reconnaissance team, consisting of three Americans and 8 indigenous personnel, was operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province when the team came under attack. From 1100 hours until 1600 hours that day, the team was under heavy attack and attempting to evade. Only one of the Americans was rescued, and he reported that both Almendariz and Sullivan had been mortally wounded. On July 16, a search force went back to the area of contact, but were unable to locate the bodies of either man. Almendariz and Sullivan were listed as killed, body not recovered. [Taken from pownetwork.org] [vvmf.org/wall-of-faces]
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
5th Special Forces Group
Entered the Service From: Mc Allen, Texas
Date of Birth: May 10, 1934
Date of Death: July 12, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Almendariz was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group.
On July 12, 1967, he was on a reconnaissance team operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province.
The team came under intense fire and he was killed.
His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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SFC Samuel Almendariz and SFC Robert J. Sullivan were on a mission in Laos on July 12, 1967. Their reconnaissance team, consisting of three Americans and 8 indigenous personnel, was operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province when the team came under attack. From 1100 hours until 1600 hours that day, the team was under heavy attack and attempting to evade. Only one of the Americans was rescued, and he reported that both Almendariz and Sullivan had been mortally wounded. On July 16, a search force went back to the area of contact, but were unable to locate the bodies of either man. Almendariz and Sullivan were listed as killed, body not recovered. [Taken from pownetwork.org] [vvmf.org/wall-of-faces]
Samuel Almendariz
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
5th Special Forces Group
Entered the Service From: Mc Allen, Texas
Date of Birth: May 10, 1934
Date of Death: July 12, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Almendariz was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group.
On July 12, 1967, he was on a reconnaissance team operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province.
The team came under intense fire and he was killed.
His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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SFC Samuel Almendariz and SFC Robert J. Sullivan were on a mission in Laos on July 12, 1967. Their reconnaissance team, consisting of three Americans and 8 indigenous personnel, was operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province when the team came under attack. From 1100 hours until 1600 hours that day, the team was under heavy attack and attempting to evade. Only one of the Americans was rescued, and he reported that both Almendariz and Sullivan had been mortally wounded. On July 16, a search force went back to the area of contact, but were unable to locate the bodies of either man. Almendariz and Sullivan were listed as killed, body not recovered. [Taken from pownetwork.org] [vvmf.org/wall-of-faces]
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
5th Special Forces Group
Entered the Service From: Mc Allen, Texas
Date of Birth: May 10, 1934
Date of Death: July 12, 1967
Wars or Conflicts: Vietnam War
Memorialized: Courts of the Missing: Court B
Honolulu Memorial
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Master Sergeant Almendariz was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group.
On July 12, 1967, he was on a reconnaissance team operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province.
The team came under intense fire and he was killed.
His remains were not recovered.
His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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SFC Samuel Almendariz and SFC Robert J. Sullivan were on a mission in Laos on July 12, 1967. Their reconnaissance team, consisting of three Americans and 8 indigenous personnel, was operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province when the team came under attack. From 1100 hours until 1600 hours that day, the team was under heavy attack and attempting to evade. Only one of the Americans was rescued, and he reported that both Almendariz and Sullivan had been mortally wounded. On July 16, a search force went back to the area of contact, but were unable to locate the bodies of either man. Almendariz and Sullivan were listed as killed, body not recovered. [Taken from pownetwork.org] [vvmf.org/wall-of-faces]
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