lest we forget

GUERRERO, ANDREW CASTRO

Rank / Branch:

  • CORPORAL (POSTHUMOUS) U.S. Army

Date Of Birth:

  • 1951-05-15

Country Of Loss:

  • SOUTH VIETNAM

Status:

  • HOSTILE, SMALL ARMS

Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:​

  • GROUND

Other:

  • NOT MARRIED

Unit:

  • 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

Date Of Loss:

  • 1970-12-17

Loss Coordinates:

  • THUA THIEN

Catagory:

  • BODY RETURNED

Awards & Decorations:

  • SEE BIO

VETERAN HAGI0GRAPHY

  • GUERRERO, ANDREW CASTRO, CORPORAL, U. S. ARMY, MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • COMBAT INFANTRYMANS BADGE, BRONZE, PURPLE HEART, ARMY COMMENATIONS MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM, VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL

BIOGRAPHY

  • Andrew C. Guerrero was born in Adrian, Michigan, his family moved to Midland from Chicago, Illinois. Andrew attended schools in Midland, Texas. He attended Midland High School and after his junior year, he dropped out to join the Army.
  • He completed basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas and infantry AIT at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He departed for Vietnam on June 6, 1970, and was assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Division (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division. On December 17, 1970, Pfc Andrew C. Guerrero was killed by a booby trap as his 2nd Platoon of D Company made a sweep through a contact area.
  • He was buried with full military honors at Resthaven Cemetery in Midland, Texas. He was posthumously promoted to Corporal and he received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was survived by his father, Andrew Guerrero and his sister Virginia.
  • RESTHAVEN CEMETERY, MIDLAND, TEXAS