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CYE GARY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 5, 1948 – January 3, 1970
Service recordCye Gary, of New York, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 3, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 122 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · Line 122
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Food Service Specialist (94B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 5, 1948
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 3, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date January 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 122
- ROBERT JOSEPH FATICACorporal · January 3, 1970
- RONALD ARTHUR JENNIGESSergeant · January 3, 1970
- CLAUDE ARTHUR KNIGHTSpecialist Four · January 3, 1970
- STEWART ROBBINS MOODYCaptain · January 3, 1970
- WILBERT WALTONPrivate · January 3, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GENE JOHN OLSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 15W, Line 123
- JIMMY DOYLE SANDERSCorporal · Panel 15W, Line 123
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.