California’s War Dead

    Alfredo B. Silva

    Alfredo B. Silva, 35

    Based: Modesto
    Baghdad, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Calexico
    When it came down to it, he was a softie. He was the first to start throwing Beanie Babies and soccer balls to the kids.
    — Sgt. Joseph C. Baker, comrade

    Although his father died when Silva was 4, he grew up surrounded by dozens of relatives in the San Diego County town of Chula Vista. Silva was an avid fast-pitch softball player, and his daughter Mariel, who was 12 years old when he died, is also a pitching whiz.
    Times obituary
    « Mike T. Sonoda Jr., 09/22/2005
    Timothy M. Shea, 08/25/2005 »
     Permalink  Delicious  Digg  Facebook  Twitter

    Three memories of Alfredo B. Silva

    Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice so that the people in America can continue living free. There are alot of people in this country that have no clue, respect or honor for those like you that paid the ultimate price to live the way that we do in America. Living free is not free, it comes at a very high price. You payed that price for the Country you loved. Although I never knew you Alfredo, I thank you and honor you. God Bless you, Ronald Weber
    PS. Parent of a US Marine

    — ronald weber
    June 10, 2009 at 3:33 p.m.
    Permalink

    Remember how we laughed and joked the day they took that photo? I just talked with Weber a few days ago and we talked about you. We miss you Silva. It was an honor to have served with you.

    — T.G. Moore
    September 14, 2010 at 7:01 p.m.
    Permalink

    We all love and miss you Chamuco.

    — Frank Purcell
    January 30, 2011 at 12:41 a.m.
    Permalink

    Share a memory of Alfredo

    :
      Required
    :
      Optional
    :
    Email addresses are not republished or used for marketing purposes.
    Search by: Age, Base, Branch, Cemetery, Date of Death, Country of Birth, Gender, High School, Hometown, Marital Status, Name, Number of Children, Theater of Operation, Place of Death
    About this project
    Sources: Times research, Defense Department, iCasualties.org
    Help us complete our database. Something missing or wrong? Want to share a photo?
    California's War Dead is the Los Angeles Times' collection of stories about the 700 California servicemembers and 474 others based in California who died during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Find a Profile

    Search a last name

    Select a name

    The complete list »

    Recent deaths

    See all »

    Recent comments

    See all comments »
    About the Data Desk

    This page was created by the Data Desk, a team of reporters and Web developers at The Times.

    More from The Times’ Data Desk
    Subscribe to The Los Angeles Times Enjoy more stories like this for only $1 a week. Click here to order The Times.