Ortiz, Patbouvier E.
Army Staff sergeant

Patbouvier E. Ortiz, age 27, from Queens, New York, New York City county.

Parents: Hilda and Harry E. Ortiz
Spouse: Diana (married 17 months)

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: John Adams High, Queens, graduated

Date of death: Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Death details: Died during an aerial mission to rescue an Air Force F-16 pilot whose jet had crashed in Iraq. The UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was shot down by Iraqi forces.
Cemetery: Long Island National

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Department of Veterans Affairs, family, Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)