Benjamin David De Herrera | American Battle Monuments Commission

Vietnam War

Unit	503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Rank	Private First Class U.S. Army
Entered Service From	Colorado Springs Colorado
Date of Death	November 19 1967
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court B Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Notes

Private First Class De Herrera was a member of Company C, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 19, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission in South Vietnam and came under heavy North Vietnamese fire. He withdrew to the Company C command post and a large explosion killed him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.