David Esequiel Padilla | American Battle Monuments Commission

Vietnam War

Unit	3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
Rank	Lance Corporal U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service From	Borger Texas
Date of Death	May 18 1968
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court A Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division

Notes

Lance Corporal Padilla was a member of Company E, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division. On May 18, 1968, he was killed while fighting the enemy near Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.