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GARY J FACULAK
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 14, 1945 – December 16, 1970
Service recordGary J Faculak, of Boyne City, Michigan, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 16, 1970, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 124
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Procurement Officer (4320)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- July 14, 1945
- Home of record
- Boyne City, Michigan (Charlevoix County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 16, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date December 16, 1970; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In December 1970, 271 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 29 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 124
- JOHN FRANK SZLAPA IIIPetty Officer Third Class · December 15, 1970
- THOMAS DUDLEY YOUNGSergeant · December 15, 1970
- ROBERT THOMAS CALLANSpecialist Four · December 16, 1970
- JOSEPH JOHN DANNA JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 16, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH JOHN DANNA JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 6W, Line 124
- STARR FREDERICK FRYESpecialist Five · Panel 6W, Line 125
- DAVID LEE GILMORSpecialist Four · Panel 6W, Line 125
- FRED ALBERT WILLIAMSWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 6W, Line 126
From Boyne City
- NORMAN THEODORE KERRTechnical Sergeant · April 13, 1967
- HUMPHREY JAMES PRICELance Corporal · September 6, 1967
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.