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First Name: Hector

Last Name: Acevedo

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Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: New York, NY
Middle Name: Santos



Date of Birth: 18 April 1946

Date of Death: 15 August 1966

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served: 1966
Hector Santos Acevedo

   
Engagements:
•  Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)

Biography:

Hector Santos Acevedo
Private First Class, U.S. Army

On 15 August 1966, Private First Class Hector Santos Acevedo was serving with B Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, in South Vietnam.

On that day, PFC Acevedo was killed in action when he sustained multiple fragmentation wounds. His body was recovered.

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Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge

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The name Hector S Acevedo is located on Panel 10E Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.



Honoree ID: 230944   Created by: MHOH

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