Manuel Alonzo Lauterio

Vietnam War
Unit62nd Aviation Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromLos Angeles California
Date of DeathJanuary 8 1973
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Staff Sergeant Lauterio was a member of 62nd Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. On January 8, 1973, he was the crew chief of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) en-route to Quang Tri, South Vietnam. It crossed the Thach River into enemy held territory and was shot down by a missile. His remains were recovered on August 27, 1996 and identified on October 4, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.