| Di Reyes Ibanez | |
|---|---|
| Location on the Wall: | Panel 21E - Line 58 |
| Age at Loss: | 36 |
| Race: | Malayan |
| Sex: | Male |
| Date of Birth: | 19 Jun, 1941 |
| Home of Record: | San Diego, CA |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Branch: | Marine Corps |
| Length of Service: | |
| Grade: | E2 |
| Rank: | Private First Class |
| ID Number: | |
| Unit: | 3rd Recon |
| MOS: | Reconnaissance |
| Date of Loss: | 05 Jun 67 |
| Country of Loss: | Quang Tri, South Vietnam |
| Loss Coordinates: | 163800N 1064700E |
| Status: | Body Not Recovered |
| Type of Loss: | Hostile, died missing |
| Reason: | Ground Casualty |
| Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: | Ground |
| Incident Ref. #: | |
Other info:
On June 5, 1967, Sergeant Ibanez was a member of a 3rd Marine Division reconnaissance patrol in Quang Tri Province. Shortly after midnight, a guard heard a moan and the sound of brush breaking from the area where Sergeant Ibanez was sleeping.
A later search party recovered his rifle and pack. In the morning a patrol located a partial dental plate and blood
trail. The blood trail led along a path from his last known location to a nearby village. A search of the area turned up freshly dug foxholes with evidence of recent occupancy and signs that something had been dragged along
the trail.
The partial plate was described by the unit’s dental surgeon as identical to the teeth artificially replaced. Sergeant Ibanez was never found.
Sergeant Ibanez was initially declared missing. In March 1978, he was declared dead/body not recovered. He was not reported alive in the Vietnamese prison system by returning U.S. POWs.
Source: POW NETWORK