United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Mel Ernest Salazar Jr.
1949 – 1970
Vietnam Wall · Panel 14W
Second Lieutenant Mel Ernest Salazar Jr. served in the U.S. Army. Mel served with the 4 INF DIV. Mel served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Mel was 20 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Gunshot wound
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Binh Dinh
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Service Record
U.S. Army
1542: Infantry Unit Commander
INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER
BINH DINH
1970
Pay grade O01.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Section
O
Grave
680
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Mel Ernest Salazar Jr.
Second Lieutenant
U.S. Army
- 1970
35th Infantry Regiment
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