lest we forget

DIAZ, JOSE RENTERIA

Rank / Branch:

  • SERGEANT. U.S. ARMY

Date Of Birth:

  • 1949-01-26

Country Of Loss:

  • SOUTH VIETNAM

Status:

  • HOSTILE, EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:​

  • GROUND

Other:

  • NOT MARRIED

Unit:

  • AMERICAL DIVISION

Date Of Loss:

  • 1969-04-12

Loss Coordinates:

  • QUANG TIN

Catagory:

  • BODY RETURNED

Awards & Decorations:

  • SEE BIO

VETERAN HAGI0GRAPHY

  • DIAZ, JOSE RENTERIA, SERGEANT, U.S. ARMY, BARSTOW, WARD COUNTY, TEXAS

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

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

BIOGRAPHY

  • Jose "Tex" Diaz, born January 26, 1949 in Pecos, Texas. He was the oldest child born to Maria Luz Renteria and Juan Santos Diaz. He attended Barstow Elementary School, Barstow Junior High School and Barstow High School. He was active in football, basketball and boxing.
  • His tour of duty began July, 1968, in Chu-Hai, Republic of Vietnam. He was assigned to the B Company. 3rd Battalion, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. The 196th was under the operational control of the 23rd Division known as the Americal Division. He was killed in action on April 12, 1969, 12 km north by northwest of Hiep Village, while attempting to disarm an enemy booby trap.
  • He was buried with full military honors in his hometown of Barstow, Texas.
  • BARSTOW HIGH SCHOOL 1966
  • IN VIETNAM 1968
  • BARSTOW CEMETERY, TEXAS