Tauaese, Valentino, SP5

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Specialist 5

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last MOS
11B20-Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 11B20, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry

Service Years
1953 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1934

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Casualty Info

Home Town El Monte	Last Address El Monte

Casualty Date Jun 15, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Quang Ngai (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Fagatogo Cemetery - Eastern District, American Samoa	Wall/Plot Coordinates 21E 109

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH)


	1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2025, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2025, Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) - Assoc. Page

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David, SGT 553

Photo Album (More...)

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Unit Assignments

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)


	1954-1955, 111.10, 2nd Infantry Division
	1966-1967, 11B20, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
	1966-1967, 11B20, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Jun 03, 2012, Other Photos

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