Cpl Cantu#2583583
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Adam was born in Eagle Pass. The Cantu Family moved to the Fort Worth area, where he graduated from Fort Worth Technical High School. Adam was an ROTC member of D Company.
He enlisted in the Marines 3 June 1968 at the Dallas Recruiting Office.
Adam arrived in Vietnam 3 August 1969, where he was assigned to 3rd Force Recon, III MAF. Two
young brothers, half a world apart, died on Thursday of bullet wounds to the head. Ruben 18 years old, a younger brother of Adam, died of a self-inflicted bullet to the head. Ruben was found death about 4 am in the kitchen of his home. The medical examiner said that he had been shot between the eyes. A small caliber pistol lay at his side.
In Vietnam, at approximately 0845H, Adam 20 years old, died as a result of a bullet wound to the head from hostile forces rifle fire. Adam and a recon team were on a long reconnaissance patrol mission two miles from the Laotian border in the Ashua Valley and 6 kilometers west of A Luoi Village. Adam and 3 Marines in the recon patrol were killed during the engagement against hostile forces.
Adam was single and served his country for 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. was KIA #48,357.
He had been in Vietnam for 6 months.
Adam was 20 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, Epigmenio and Ernestine Morin Cantu and 2 sisters, Rachel and Ruth of 3716 Grove Street S, Fort Worth, Texas, and 2 brothers; Epigmenio Daniel and Martin David Cantu with the US Army in Germany.
NOTE:
Ruben Cantu, his younger brother buried in the same location.
11/01/1951-02/05/1970
Memorial#76675714
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Adam was born in Eagle Pass. The Cantu Family moved to the Fort Worth area, where he graduated from Fort Worth Technical High School. Adam was an ROTC member of D Company.
He enlisted in the Marines 3 June 1968 at the Dallas Recruiting Office.
Adam arrived in Vietnam 3 August 1969, where he was assigned to 3rd Force Recon, III MAF. Two
young brothers, half a world apart, died on Thursday of bullet wounds to the head. Ruben 18 years old, a younger brother of Adam, died of a self-inflicted bullet to the head. Ruben was found death about 4 am in the kitchen of his home. The medical examiner said that he had been shot between the eyes. A small caliber pistol lay at his side.
In Vietnam, at approximately 0845H, Adam 20 years old, died as a result of a bullet wound to the head from hostile forces rifle fire. Adam and a recon team were on a long reconnaissance patrol mission two miles from the Laotian border in the Ashua Valley and 6 kilometers west of A Luoi Village. Adam and 3 Marines in the recon patrol were killed during the engagement against hostile forces.
Adam was single and served his country for 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. was KIA #48,357.
He had been in Vietnam for 6 months.
Adam was 20 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, Epigmenio and Ernestine Morin Cantu and 2 sisters, Rachel and Ruth of 3716 Grove Street S, Fort Worth, Texas, and 2 brothers; Epigmenio Daniel and Martin David Cantu with the US Army in Germany.
NOTE:
Ruben Cantu, his younger brother buried in the same location.
11/01/1951-02/05/1970
Memorial#76675714
Cpl Cantu#2583583
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Adam was born in Eagle Pass. The Cantu Family moved to the Fort Worth area, where he graduated from Fort Worth Technical High School. Adam was an ROTC member of D Company.
He enlisted in the Marines 3 June 1968 at the Dallas Recruiting Office.
Adam arrived in Vietnam 3 August 1969, where he was assigned to 3rd Force Recon, III MAF. Two
young brothers, half a world apart, died on Thursday of bullet wounds to the head. Ruben 18 years old, a younger brother of Adam, died of a self-inflicted bullet to the head. Ruben was found death about 4 am in the kitchen of his home. The medical examiner said that he had been shot between the eyes. A small caliber pistol lay at his side.
In Vietnam, at approximately 0845H, Adam 20 years old, died as a result of a bullet wound to the head from hostile forces rifle fire. Adam and a recon team were on a long reconnaissance patrol mission two miles from the Laotian border in the Ashua Valley and 6 kilometers west of A Luoi Village. Adam and 3 Marines in the recon patrol were killed during the engagement against hostile forces.
Adam was single and served his country for 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. was KIA #48,357.
He had been in Vietnam for 6 months.
Adam was 20 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, Epigmenio and Ernestine Morin Cantu and 2 sisters, Rachel and Ruth of 3716 Grove Street S, Fort Worth, Texas, and 2 brothers; Epigmenio Daniel and Martin David Cantu with the US Army in Germany.
NOTE:
Ruben Cantu, his younger brother buried in the same location.
11/01/1951-02/05/1970
Memorial#76675714
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.
Adam was born in Eagle Pass. The Cantu Family moved to the Fort Worth area, where he graduated from Fort Worth Technical High School. Adam was an ROTC member of D Company.
He enlisted in the Marines 3 June 1968 at the Dallas Recruiting Office.
Adam arrived in Vietnam 3 August 1969, where he was assigned to 3rd Force Recon, III MAF. Two
young brothers, half a world apart, died on Thursday of bullet wounds to the head. Ruben 18 years old, a younger brother of Adam, died of a self-inflicted bullet to the head. Ruben was found death about 4 am in the kitchen of his home. The medical examiner said that he had been shot between the eyes. A small caliber pistol lay at his side.
In Vietnam, at approximately 0845H, Adam 20 years old, died as a result of a bullet wound to the head from hostile forces rifle fire. Adam and a recon team were on a long reconnaissance patrol mission two miles from the Laotian border in the Ashua Valley and 6 kilometers west of A Luoi Village. Adam and 3 Marines in the recon patrol were killed during the engagement against hostile forces.
Adam was single and served his country for 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. was KIA #48,357.
He had been in Vietnam for 6 months.
Adam was 20 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
Survived by his parents, Epigmenio and Ernestine Morin Cantu and 2 sisters, Rachel and Ruth of 3716 Grove Street S, Fort Worth, Texas, and 2 brothers; Epigmenio Daniel and Martin David Cantu with the US Army in Germany.
NOTE:
Ruben Cantu, his younger brother buried in the same location.
11/01/1951-02/05/1970
Memorial#76675714
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