Maximino Estrada
| Born | Sept 10, 1950 |
| Died | Mar. 25, 1971 |
| Service Branch | Marines |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
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| Campaign | Viet Nam |
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Lance CpI. Maximino Estrada Sept 10, 1950 - Mar. 25, 1971 Chico Perhaps Max Estrada’s death saved two other lives The 20-year-old Chico man was leading a team of Marines to a night ambush site in Quang Nam Province outside Danang when they encountered a large enemy force. Estrada was killed in the first burst of fire. His two cousins, who still live in Butte County, were also serving with the Marines within several miles of Estrada. The cousins accompanied his body home and were told by officials after they arrived back in the States that they did not have to return to Vietnam. Estrada was born in Bakersfield in 1950, where he went to elementary school. A Chico High School dropout, he joined the Job Core and received training as a draftsman in Pleasanton. He was working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory when he joined the Marines in February 1970. “He won the respect of his men and fought hard,” wrote his commanding officer. “He had a good future,” said his mother. Chico News & Review, May 26, 1988
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