Vietnam War
Unit | 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division |
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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
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Honolulu Memorial |
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.