Larry Munoz was born in July 1948, and lived on West 220th Street with his mother Helen. He attended Carson High School before transferring to and graduating from Banning High School in Wilmington, California. He was drafted into the U.S. Army by the Selective Service Board and arrived in Vietnam on October 11, 1967. He was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

On March 6, 1968, B Company and other units were conducting a sweep and engaged the enemy in heavy contact 2 KM east-northeast of Hoc Mon when Corporal Munoz was killed in action in a firefight. The casualty reason is listed as multi-fragment wounds. 

He was awarded the Purple Heart, and survivors included his mother and six brothers. Interment was at the All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach, California.