NO 3 KIA 08-02-66 1st SGT BENITO PEREZ 1951 GRADUATE INDUCTED TO WALL OF HONOR 08-25

WALL OF HONOR

  Name:  Benito Perez
  Roy Miller High School:  3^rd Casualty
  Graduated from Roy Miller:  1957
  Branch:  Army of the United States  
  Time in Service:  16 yrs
  Grade at loss:  E8  
  Rank:  First Sergeant
  ID No:  18355905
  MOS:  11G50 - Infantry Senior Sergeant|
  Unit:  A CO, 2^nd BATTALION, 35^th INFANTRY, 25^th INFANTRY DIV, USARV
  Start Tour:  01/10/1966
  Incident Date:  08/02/1966
  Casualty Date:  08/02/1966
  Age at Loss:  34 yrs
  Location:  Pleiku Province, South Vietnam
  Casualty Type:  Hostile, died outright
  Casualty:  Ground casualty, Artillery, rocket, or mortar
  Home of Record:  Corpus Christi, Tx

Medals Awarded:  Good Conduct Medal;  Combat Infantryman Badge;  Purple Heart;  Silver Star, Bronze Star (for Valor);  National Defense Service Medal;  Vietnam Campaign Medal;  Vietnam Service Medal;  Combat Infantry Badge