Antonio Ribera
Private First Class
HHC, 1ST BN, 2ND INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Raton, New Mexico
May 07, 1937 to July 18, 1967
ANTONIO RIBERA is on the Wall at Panel 23E, Line 88

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 Antonio Ribera
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09 Mar 1998

Antonio Ribera died while helping his comrades in arms.

He is remembered by those he served.


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 18 July 1967 B Company, 1/2nd Infantry, lost seven men killed in action:
  • 1LT Dan C. Starns, Fort Worth, TX
  • SP4 Richard A. Giovanacci, Santa Maria, CA
  • SP4 Jerome Johnson, Birmingham, AL
  • PFC Walter Brown, Philadelphia, PA (Silver Star)
  • PFC Robert L. Gentry, Greenville, SC
  • PFC Roger W. Greetan, Oconto Falls, WI
  • PFC Antonio Ribera, Raton, NM (Silver Star)
The following comment was placed on John Dennison's Medics on the Wall site:
"PFC Ribera was killed in action while serving with 1st Bn 2 Inf First Infantry Division... He was treating a wounded soldier during a battle on 07/18/67 and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. I was there. I have never met a man who could smile when facing adversity like he could."

Jesse Joyce
Sergeant Major, US Army, Retired


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