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Last Rank
Sergeant
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
11C20-Indirect Fire Infantryman
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1965-1965, 11C20, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
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Service Years
1961 - 1965
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Order of the Spur
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Personal Details
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Home State
Puerto Rico | |
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Year of Birth
1940 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
MAJ John Moore (SaberAlpha 10)
to remember
Torres-Rivera, Rafael, SGT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Hato Rey, PR |
Last Address
Hato Rey, PR
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Casualty Date
Apr 06, 1965 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Vietnam, South (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Puerto Rico National Cemetery - Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
01E 102/ Section E-2315 |
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Last Known Activity
Sgt. Torres-Rivera died April 06,1965. He was 25 years old and from Peurto Rico. He died serving with the 25th Division's Shotgun program prior to the squadron's deployment.
114th Assault Helicopter Company
SN 50155826
Religion Roman Catholic
DOB 22 Feb 1940
DOD 6 Apr 1965
Body Recovered
His Helicopter 114 AHC AUH-1 (tail number # 63-08667) was shot down by .50 Cal, crashed inverted and exploded. The others in his crew that died were 1st Lt. Raymond E. Rupcic [AC]; Cpt. Charles G. Tucker [CP]; Sp4 Clarence L. Jones [CE]; and of course, SGT Rafael Torres-Rivera [G].
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