GREEN BERETS Gassman, Fred Allen

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gassman ​

• FORENAME

Fred Allen ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCN) (RT Fer de Lance) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

266809751 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th October 1970 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fort Walton Beach,Florida​

born 5.9.1947 Eglin Field,Florida​

son of Ralph Quincy and Marjorie G. Gassman,Fort Walton Beach,Florida​

father (1919-93) served as Lt Colonel USAF in WW2 and Korea​

husband of Kathy Gassman (married for 18 months)​

attended Choctawhatchee High School​

entered service 1965​

re-enlisted 10.2.1969​

former MACV-SOG-CCS​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star with V,Army Commendation Medal with V​

KIA Laos (28k WNW of A-244,Ben Het)​

body not recovered ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 07W Line 113 ​

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