SERGIO JOHN
GHERARDINI
is honored on Panel 36E, Row 10 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Full Name: SERGIO JOHN GHERARDINI
Wall Name: SERGIO J GHERARDINI
Date of Birth: 8/5/1946
Date of Casualty: 1/31/1968
Home of Record: NEW YORK
State: NY
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SP4
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: BINH DINH
EXCERPT
FROM "716th MILITARY POLICE BATTALION - HISTORY"
(http://www.campbell.army.mil/716mp/716history2.htm)
Outside of the
area of Saigon, military policemen were in engagements with the enemy
as dangerous and desperate as those in Saigon....The 93rd MP Battalion
at Qui Nhon suffered only one known death, Spec 4 Sergio J. Gherardini
with the 66th MP Company and he received a Silver Star posthumously.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MILITARY POLICE STATION AT
FORT DRUM NAMED IN HONOR OF SP4
GHERARDINI
(photos courtesy of PJ McGarry)
FROM
"THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL"
(http://tanaya.net/vmw/G/rec-18358.html)
Let us not
forget Specialist Four Sergio John Gherardini, casualty of the Vietnam
War. As a member of the Army, SP4 Gherardini served our country until
January 31st, 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. He was 21 years old and
was not married. Sergio died from multiple fragmentation wounds. His
body was recovered. Sergio was born on August 5th, 1946 in New York,
New York.
SP4 Gherardini is on panel 36E, line 010 of the Veterans Memorial Wall
in Washington D.C. He served our country for one year.
CASUALTY
RECORD FOR SERGIO JOHN GHERARDINI
FROM WWW.NO-QUARTER.ORG
(http://www.no-quarter.org/gui/detail.php?ID=18359)
GENERAL/PERSONAL
Home: New York, New York
Birth Date: 1946-08-05
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Married/Single: Single
Religion: Roman Catholic
Citizen: Yes
MILITARY
Service: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 12760779
Component: Regular
Grade: E4
MOS: 95B20
Length of Service: 01
Start of Tour: 1967-11-16
CASUALTY
Casualty Date: 1968-01-31
Casualty Type: Hostile, Died Wounds
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Air or Ground: Ground Casualty
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Dinh
Posthumous Promotion: No change
Body Recovered: Body recovered
Location on The Wall: Panel 36E - Row 010
RefNo: 10273
Processed Date: 6801