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FERNANDEZ, REYNALDO SALINE
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Casualty
Record
Name:
FERNANDEZ, REYNALDO SALINE
Rank / Branch:
CPL E-4 USMC
Unit:
3RD MARINE DIVISION
Date of Birth:
1944-01-06
Country
of Loss:
SOUTH VIETNAM
Loss
Coordinates:
QUANG TRI
Category:
HOSTILE, LAND MINE
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:
GROUND
Awards & Decorations:
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Veteran
Hagiography
REYNALDO SALINE FERNANDEZ, CORPORAL, USMC, ODESSA, TEXAS
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal
BIOGRAPHY
Reynaldo was drafted into the U. S. Marine Corp from Odessa, Texas in 1966. He did his boot camp training at the Marine Corp Recruit Training Depot at San Diego, California and ITR at Camp Pendleton, California in infantry and then did further training as tank crewman at 29 Palms, California. His unit mobilized to Okinawa and he further trained in the Ontos. In August 1966, his unit went to Vietnam.
In Vietnam, he was assigned to C Company, 3rd Antitank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. He was assigned as a "Ontos" tank crewman. The Ontos was a tracked vehicle with six 106mm Recoilless Rifles mounted and had a three man crew. On May 19, 1967, he was the gunner/commander of a tank. His company was participating in "Operation Hickory." His unit was operating with an infantry company when his tank hit an anti-tank mine. He was killed and there were seven marines wounded in the event. He was awarded a posthumous bronze star and purple heart.
Golden Gate National Cemtery, San Bruno, California
He was buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California with full military honors.
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