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GARY ALLEN SCHOBORG
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 9, 1949 – April 21, 1970
Service recordGary Allen Schoborg, of Covington, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 21, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 32
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHB 1 BN 39 ARTY 108 ARTY GRP
- Born
- November 9, 1949
- Home of record
- Covington, Kentucky (Kenton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 21, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 21, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “HHB 1 BN 39 ARTY 108 ARTY GRP”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 32
- ERIC GEORGE OHMStaff Sergeant · April 21, 1970
- GEORGE EDWARD POWELLMajor · April 21, 1970
- WILLIAM F RICHARDSONCorporal · April 21, 1970
- RONALD BRUCE STILLIONSWarrant Officer 1 · April 21, 1970
From Covington
- WILLIAM JOSEPH GALLAGHERPrivate First Class · October 13, 1965
- LOUIS R RANDALLPrivate First Class · September 25, 1966
- CARL WILLIAM MUELLERSpecialist Four · February 13, 1967
- LOUIS RAY SOWARDSpecialist Four · February 15, 1967
- DONATUS JOSEPH GEILENCorporal · February 28, 1967
- JAMES LOUIS ANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 3, 1967
- FRANK BELLEW DUNFORD IIIStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1967
- JEFFREY SCOTT AKERHospitalman · January 18, 1968
- THOMAS HOWARD RETSCHULTELance Corporal · January 21, 1968
- SAMUEL GREEN HURRYSpecialist Four · February 2, 1968
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.