Frank Dodge Madrid

Spec 4 U.S. Army Frank Dodge Madrid

Birth: December 10, 1944 Puerto de Luna, New Mexico
Death: January 28, 1970  Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam

US Army | Vietnam War
Photograph of Frank Dodge Madrid

Burial Site: Nuestra Senora De Refugio Cemetery, Puerto de Luna

Awards

Bronze Star Medal for Merit | Bronze Star Medal for Valor | Combat infantry Badge | National Defense | Purple Heart | Viet Nam campaign medal | Viet Nam Service medal

Spec 4 US Army Frank Dodge Madrid was killed during the Battle at Hill 474 on January 28, 1970, while trying to recover the bodies of his fallen comrades.1 Madrid was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V), for his exemplary gallantry in action. He was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Merit for his sustained meritorious service.[1] He was only 26 years old. New Mexico Highlands University honored him by naming the “Sala de Madrid” a multipurpose educational building in his honor where his picture is honorably displayed.2

 

 

Notes:

    1. Ancestry.com, U.S. Vietnam War Casualties, 1958 -1998.
    2. “Frank Madrid,” 17 February 1970, Newspaper.com
    3. Photos by Find a Grave.com, Spec 4 U.S.

    Prepared by, Eloy Garcia, Ph.D.