- SURNAME
Hersey
- FORENAME
Gary Francis
- UNIT
U.S.N. Seal Team 6
- RANK
Machinery Repairman Second Class
- NUMBER
- DATE OF DEATH
1st April 1983
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Woodstock,Vermont
born 12.4.1957 Massachusetts
son of Paul Walker and Patricia (nee Condon) Hersey
"Hershey" in one source (error)
BUD/S Class 88
UDT-21
Seal Team 6
killed in training (fell from helicopter) Evergreen Air Center,Marana,Arizona
Gary Hersey was born on April 12, 1957, in Newton, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on October 15, 1975, and completed basic training at NTC San Diego, California, in December 1975. Hersey next attended Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training with Class 088 at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, from January to August 1976, followed by Navy Parachutist School at NAATC Lakehurst, New Jersey, from August to October 1976. His first assignment was with Underwater Demolition Team 21 (UDT-21) at NAB Little Creek, Virginia, from October 1976 to October 1977, followed by service with UDT-12 at NAB Coronado from October 1977 to January 1978. Petty Officer Hersey then served back with UDT-21 at NAB Little Creek from January 1978 until he left active duty and joined the Navy Reserve on October 15, 1979. He returned to active duty in the Navy on April 30, 1981, and served with SEAL Team SIX at Dam Neck, Virginia, until he was killed in a parachute training accident at Marana, Arizona, on April 1, 1983.
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Apr-1983
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