GREEN BERETS Stopher, Gale,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Stopher ​

• FORENAME

Gale,Jr ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Company C,Det A-101) ​

• RANK

Master Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

306265567​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th April 1970 ​

• AGE

41 ​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetery,Fort Bragg,Cumberland County,North Carolina Section II Site 681-A​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fort Wayne,Indiana​

born 26.2.1929 Fort Wayne,Indiana​

son of Gale and Faythe (nee Sponseller) Stopher​

husband of Mary Ann Isabel (nee Kintz) Stopher,Spring Lake,Indiana (1931-2003) (2 daughters Dawn and Holly,2 sons Stephen and KellY)​

18 years service​

served in Korean War​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star with V with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

promoted Sergeant Major posthumously​

KIA Mai Loc,Quang Tri Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 12W Line 120 ​

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