- SURNAME
Gertsch
- FORENAME
John Gary
- UNIT
327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company E,1 Bn)
- RANK
Staff Sergeant
- NUMBER
189365254
- DATE OF DEATH
19th July 1969
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery,North Side,Pittsburgh,Allegheny County,Pennsylvania
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Russell,Pennsylvania
born 29.9.1944 Jersey City,Hudson County,New Jersey
single
attended Sheffield Area Middle/Senior High School,Sheffield,Pennsylvania
entered service Buffalo,New York
awards Medal of Honor (posthumous),Silver Star (x2),Bronze Star with V (x3),Army Commendation Medal with V (x3)
date of birth on headstone shows 1945 (probable error)
KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 20W Line 19
DATE OF DEATH:
19-Jul-1969
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