US PARAS 2 Gentry, Leroy James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gentry ​

• FORENAME

Leroy James ​

• UNIT

508 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

24964133 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th May 1969 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

Lewis Memorial Park,Asheville,Buncombe County,North Carolina Section A Lot 410-S ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Asheville,North Carolina (92 East Street)​

born 18.6.1944 Beaverdam Township,Haywood County,North Carolina​

son of Charles Linwood Gentry,Georgia and late Lela Beatrice (nee Brown) Gentry​

husband of Judy D. (nee Mintz) Gentry,PO Box 5002,Biltmore,North Carolina (2 children)​

"native of Canton"​

resided Asheville for 18 years​

employed,American Enka Corp.​

former Army National Guard​

3 years service​

award Bronze Star​

KIA Hau Nghia Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 25W Line 5​

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