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HM3 Filberto Aguirre Jr.

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HM3 Filberto Aguirre Jr. Veteran

Birth
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Death
26 Aug 1967 (aged 20)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.2678973, Longitude: -110.979819
Memorial ID
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HM3 Aguirre #7975595
MOS: Hospital Corpsman.

Filberto had enlisted in the US Navy Reserves in 11 October 1965 and was stationed in San Diego, when he relisted 3 March 1967 to go into active duty.
Arriving in Vietnam, Filberto was assigned to H & S Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and reassigned as a Corpsman to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The Marines he was with were returning from a nigh ambush in the morning, when the Marines were ambushed by Viet Cong hostile forces in the vicinity of hamlet Ha Nha Dai Loc and 10 kilometers northwest of the An Hoa Airfield. Filberto and another Marine died as a result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile rifle fire.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Filberto and Linda Ruth Aguirre Sr and his 6 siblings; Steve, Edmont, Robert, Jon, Julie and Stephanie Aguirre, all of 1507 West Speedway, Tucson, Arizona.
HM3 Aguirre #7975595
MOS: Hospital Corpsman.

Filberto had enlisted in the US Navy Reserves in 11 October 1965 and was stationed in San Diego, when he relisted 3 March 1967 to go into active duty.
Arriving in Vietnam, Filberto was assigned to H & S Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and reassigned as a Corpsman to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. The Marines he was with were returning from a nigh ambush in the morning, when the Marines were ambushed by Viet Cong hostile forces in the vicinity of hamlet Ha Nha Dai Loc and 10 kilometers northwest of the An Hoa Airfield. Filberto and another Marine died as a result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile rifle fire.
Tour of duty unknown.
Survived by his parents, Filberto and Linda Ruth Aguirre Sr and his 6 siblings; Steve, Edmont, Robert, Jon, Julie and Stephanie Aguirre, all of 1507 West Speedway, Tucson, Arizona.

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  • Maintained by: Tony
  • Originally Created by: Jill
  • Added: Dec 3, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45071637/filberto-aguirre: accessed ), memorial page for HM3 Filberto Aguirre Jr. (17 Sep 1946–26 Aug 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45071637, citing Holy Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).