SGT GARY ALLEN RATHBUN
42nd Scout Dog Platoon
Age
26 - From Cosmos, Minnesota
Killed in action on May 25, 1967 - Quang Ngai, South Viet Nam
INFORMATION
FOUND AT VIETNAM VETERANS
MEMORIAL FUND WEBSITE
(www.vvmf.org)
GARY ALLEN RATHBUN
is honored on Panel 20E, Row 106 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Full Name: GARY ALLEN RATHBUN
Wall Name: GARY A RATHBUN
Date of Birth: 7/16/1940
Date of Casualty: 5/25/1967
Home of Record: COSMOS
State: MN
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SGT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG NGAI
Excerpt from: "The Vietnam War and the 17 Sons of Easton, Pennsylvania"
(http://eastonvietnammemorial.homestead.com/AlanBonney.html)
"...His death
was a result of hostile small arms fire. Alan's platoon was ambushed at
the top of a no-name hill in the area of Duc Pho. Before the rest of
Alan's unit could get to the top to help them, which took the rest of
the day, the North Vietnamese had executed those still alive after the
initial contact and retreated. Alan died that day with his platoon
leader, Lt. Benjamin Gareth Wells; Sfc. Edward Lewis
Tieman; Pfc. Edward Michael McMullan; SSgt. Alfred George
Kircher; Pfc. Terry Alan Harding; Sp4 Peter Joseph Gerspach
III; Sp4 Joe Albert Funk II; Sp4 Leonard Arvin Enos;
a scout dog named Thunder and his handler Sgt. Gary Allen Rathbun from
the 42nd Scout Dog Platoon...(As remembered in part by Lee Broll)..."
FROM "THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL"
(http://tanaya.net/vmw/R/rec-42400.html)
Let us not
forget Sergeant Gary Allen Rathbun, casualty of the Vietnam War. As a
member of the Army, SGT Rathbun served our country until May 25th, 1967
in Quang, Ngai, South Vietnam. He was 26 years old and was not married.
Gary died from multiple fragmentation wounds. His body was recovered.
Gary was born on July 16th, 1940 in Cosmos, Minnesota.
SGT Rathbun is on panel 20E, line 106 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 6 years.
SGT Rathbun is on panel 20E, line 106 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 6 years.
CASUALTY RECORD FOR GARY ALLEN RATHBUN
FROM WWW.NO-QUARTER.ORG
(http://www.no-quarter.org/gui/detail.php?ID=42401)
GENERAL/PERSONAL
Home: Cosmos, Minnesota
Birth Date: 1940-07-16
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Married/Single: Single
Religion: Methodist
Citizen: Yes
MILITARY
Service: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 17550305
Component: Regular
Grade: E5
MOS: 95B40
Length of Service: 06
Start of Tour: 1966-12-17
CASUALTY
Casualty Date: 1967-05-25
Casualty Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Air or Ground: Ground Casualty
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Quang Ngai
Posthumous Promotion: No change
Body Recovered: Body recovered
Location on The Wall: Panel 20E - Row 106
RefNo: 6389
Processed Date: 6705
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