Samuel Almendariz

Vietnam War
Unit5th Special Forces Group
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromMc Allen Texas
Date of DeathJuly 12 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Master Sergeant Almendariz was a member of the 5th Special Forces Group. On July 12, 1967, he was on a reconnaissance team operating just inside Laos in the extreme southeast portion of Savannakhet Province. The team came under intense fire and he was killed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.