Antonio Ramos Sandoval

Vietnam War
Unit2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Marine Corps
Entered Service FromSan Antonio Texas
Date of DeathMay 15 1975
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
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Notes
Private First Class Sandoval was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On May 15, 1975, he was a passenger in a Sikorsky Sea Stallion Cargo Helicopter (CH-53) over Cambodian waters when it crashed. His remains were recovered on December 6, 1995 and identified on May 8, 2000. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
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