David Zavala Balades

Private First Class
1ST ENG BN, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
20 October 1947 - 28 February 1968
Oxnard, CA
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1ST MARDIV Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for David Zavala Balades

Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if
they have ever made a difference in the world, but

the Marines don't have that problem.

-- Ronald Reagan --





PFC David Balades, a passenger, was one of 21 men who died when a CH-46D (BuNo 153360) of HMM-262 was shot down. His widow, Carol L. Balades Valles, has published a tribute to her husband on the Pop-A-Smoke site.



A memorial from his friend,
Richard Varela
R5THMARINES@AOL.COM 
11 Aug 2001


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)