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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: REED
First name: GARY WALTON
Home of Record (official): EUREKA
State (official): CA
Date of Birth: Sunday, October 17, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 563749582
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
K Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, October 27, 1968
Date of Casualty: Thursday, July 17, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Long
The Wall: Panel 20W - Row 011
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Interment ---
Ocean View Cemetery - Sunset Memorial Park
3975 Broadway Street
Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 445-3188
Block 36, Row 5, Grave 6