United States of America

U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Paul Velez

Private First Class

1950 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 48W

Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Private First Class Paul Velez served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Paul served in the Vietnam War. Paul was 18 years old.

How They Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Blast injury

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Thua Thien

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

A CO, 1ST BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

0331: MACHINE GUNNER

PFC

MACHINEGUNNER

THUA THIEN

1968

Pay grade E02.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 48W · Line 50 cut as PAUL VELEZ

Burial Information

Cemetery Puerto Rico National Cemetery

Section G

Grave 615

In Our Keeping

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Paul Velez

Private First Class

U.S. Marine Corps

- 1968

1st Battalion, 26th Marines

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