2ndLt Fred L "Freddie" Sonaggera

Second Lieutenant Fred L "Freddie" Sonaggera
Jul 18, 1943 - Apr 17, 1968
Posted by: Jo Aguirre

Photo © by Billy M Brown

Graduate of Heavener High School in 1961 and attended Eastern State College at Wilburton. He graduated from Northeastern at Tahlequah in 1966. After basic training at Ft Dix, New Jersey, Sonaggera received his commission from Officers Candidate School at Ft Benning, Georgia. He had arrived in Vietnam February 14 .

Personal Data:
Home of Record: Heavener, OK
Date of Birth: 07/18/1943

Military Data:
Service: Army of the United States
Rank & Grade at Loss: Second Lieutenant 01
Promotion Note: None
ID: 05342338
MOS or Specialty: 1542 Infantry Unit Commander
Length of Service: 01
Unit: Recon Plt, Co E, 1stBn, 46th Inf, 198th InfBde, Americal Div, USARV
Casualty Data:
Start Tour: 02/12/1968
Incident: 04/12/1968
Age at Loss: 24
Location: Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body Recovered
Casualty: Ground Casualty
Type casualty: Hostile, died of Wounds
Casualty detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds