Douglas Flores (1930 - 1966)

Born 12 Feb 1930 in Kaumakani, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 5 Jul 1966 at age 36 in Kon Tum, Vietnam

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Biography

Military Service

Master Sergeant Douglas Flores was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

MSgt Douglas Flores served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1964
Unit(s): Co A, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, detachment to the 114th Aviation Company
Service ended: 30 December 1965

Event - Death

Place - Province and Military Region Unknown, South Vietnam

Tour Date - 30 Dec 1965

Casualty Type - Hostile, Died of Wounds

Casualty Cause Note - Misadventure

Military Unit - Army

Military Component - Regular

Military Command - 25th Inf Div

Military Regiment - 35th Infantry

Military Battalion - 1st Bn

Military Company or Battery - A Co

Rank - Master Sergeant

Occupation - Light Weapons Infantry (ARMY)

Service Number - 50003104

Residence Place - Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States

Panel - 08E

A CO, 1ST BN, 35TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV

35th Infantry Regiment - The Cacti - "Take Arms"

Combat Infantryman Badge

Parachute Badge

Bronze Star

Purple Heart

Air Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Vietnam Campaign Medal:

Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.

Burial

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1P-68V : accessed 14 January 2022), Douglas Flores in household of John K Flores, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 4B, line 94, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2637; FHL microfilm 2,342,371.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9R-55T : 5 January 2021), Douglas Henry Flores in household of John Flores, Representative District 3, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-30, sheet 5B, line 88, family 115, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4592.

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-6RN : 12 December 2014), Douglas Flores, 05 Jul 1966; citing , Province and Military Region Unknown, South Vietnam, panel 08E, line 132, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCC-JFC : 12 December 2014), Douglas Flores, 05 Jul 1966; citing Death, , NARA NAID 641697, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKY-VSMT : 13 December 2015), Douglas Flores, 1966; Burial, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific; citing record ID 52072234, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• 35th Infantry Regiment (Cacti) Association - Douglas Flores

• 25th Infantry Division Association

• 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Association