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GARY JAMES SHINN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 1, 1950 – May 31, 1971
Service recordGary James Shinn, of Holly, Michigan, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 31, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 60
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- July 1, 1950
- Home of record
- Holly, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 31, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date May 31, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 60
- STEVEN JOHN KEARNSSpecialist Five · May 31, 1971
- CLINTON ALLEN MUSIL SRCaptain · May 31, 1971
- AUGUSTUS ADAMSPrivate · June 1, 1971
- GEORGE HOWARD GLAWSON JRWarrant Officer 1 · June 1, 1971
From Holly
- KARL WENDELL RICHTERFirst Lieutenant · July 28, 1967
- LAWRENCE JEFFREY WOODSergeant · September 16, 1967
- FREDDY KEITH STALEYPrivate First Class · October 1, 1969
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.