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		GONZALES, LUIS GARCIA Aguilar, Pedro R. * Alderson, Terry H. * Allison, Sam S. * Andrews, George R. * Armstead, Rocky D. * Ashton, Curtis M. * Bartley, Howard L. * Bartley, John P. * Bartram, Forrest L. * Beard, Donald W. * Beets, Ronnie D. * Bills, Rufus W. * Blakeley, Roy J. * Blalock, Walter R. * Bogard, Lonnie Pat * Boggs, David L. * Botello, Juan J. * Boykin, Kenneth L. * Bradley, Larry A. * Brannon, Phillip A. * Brewer, Richard D. * Brock, Harry G. * Brock, Robert Lee * Brown, James D. * Burks, Jr., Leroy * Burton, Jr., James E. * Cabarubio, James * Campos, Larry P. * Carman, Robert Leon * Castillo, Gregorio P. * Cauble, Arturo Alvarado * Chapa, Jr., Lorenzo * Chappell, John M. * Claiborne, Dell R. * Clement, Newton Steve * Cobb, Hubbard D. * Collins, Harris L. * Cooley, Monte R. * Cooper, Robert W. * Crim, Charles R. * Cutbirth, Kendell D. * Dalton, James G. * Darnell, Harold D. * Davis, Edgar S. * Davis, Ricardo G. * Davis, Robert O. * Debusk, Jr., Ray B. * Deere, Donald T. * Demerson, Joe Eddie * Diaz, Jose R. * Dickson, Grover L. * Doyle, Rex W. * Duncan, Jr., Boyce L. * Duran, Salvador G. * Dyer, III, Irby "Corky" * Eaton, Bobby L. * Elder, Jr., James B. * Ellerd, Carl J. * Evans, Jr., Lloyd W. * Faggett, Charles E. * Farris, Dale W. * Farrow, James E. * Fernandez, Reynaldo S. * Fitts, Charles M. * Fletcher, Kenneth J. * Flores, Daniel Porras * Flores, Florentino * Ford, Bob W. * Forrester, Ronald W. * Garcia, Emilio G. * Gardner, Phillip D. * Gillespie, Joe * Gladden, Michael J. * Gomez, Raymundo * Gonsalez, Mario * Gonzales, Jr., Eligio Rice * Gonzales, Jr., Luis G. * Gonzales, Manuel M. * Green, Robert B. * Griffis, III, William A. * Griffith, Robert E. * Guerrero, Andrew C. * Hale, William T. * Hall, Bruce * Hargrove, James W. * Harris, Jr., Leslie E. * Harrison, William M. * Hartman, Henry W. * Hartness, Aaron * Hawkins, Edgar Lee * Henson, George R. * Hernandez, Arthur * Herrera, Ben L. * Hill, Irvin H. * Hodges, R. Weldon * Holguin, Ismael * Hollandsworth, Eddie D. * Holley, G. Byron * Horn, Ronald D. * Hummel, John
	*Casualty Record* Name: GONZALES, LUIS GARCIA Rank / Branch: CPL, E3 U.S. ARMY Unit: FIRST CAVALRY DIVISION Date of Birth: 1945-10-24 Date of Loss: 1968-06-17 Country of Loss: SOUTH VIETNAM Loss Coordinates: THUA THIEN Status: HOSTILE, GUN, SMALL ARMS Category: BODY RETURNED Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: GROUND Awards & Decorations: SEE BIO Other: SINGLE See Alphabetical list See list by County	*Veteran Hagiography* LUIS GARCIA GONZALES, JR., CORPORAL, U.S. ARMY, LAMESA, DAWSON COUNTY, TEXAS AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Military Merit Medal BIOGRAPHY Luis was born in Lafierro, Texas. He was the third child born to Luis G. Gonzales and Maria Garcia Gonzales. He had an older sister and brother and a younger brother and sister. The family moved to Lamesa in 1957 when Luis was in the third grade and he attended Lamesa schools. He last attended Lamesa High School, but dropped out his sophomore year and went to work for his father who had several produce trucks. Luis drove, loaded and unloaded trucks. He was drafted into the U.S. Army April 1967 and completed basic and infantry AIT at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He began his tour in Vietnam on December 31, 1967 and was assigned as an infantryman with Company D, 1^st Battalion, 7^th Cavalry Regiment (Garry Owen), 1^st Cavalry Division. He and two other soldiers were killed in an ambush as they scouted out a hostile area for the patrol on June 17, 1968. Perpetual Memorial Garden's Cemetery, Lamesa, Texas He was awarded a posthumous Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the Vietnam Military Merit Medal. He was buried with full military honors in the Lamesa Perpetual Garden’s Cemetery in Lamesa, Texas. He was survived by his parents, his older sister, Olga; older brother, Arthur and his younger brother, Leon and his youngest sister, Ninfa, all of Lamesa, Texas. Parent's Posthumous Awards of Medals. His parents are now deceased, his mother died in 1993 and his father in early 1994. His sister, Olga Urias is now deceased. His older brother and younger brother Leon, continue to live Lamesa and his youngest sister, Ninfa Alvarado lives in Midland, Texas. VIRTUAL WALL

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