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GARY LEE WASHENIK
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 13, 1947 – August 16, 1970
Service recordGary Lee Washenik, of Miami, Florida, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 16, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 117
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 13, 1947
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 16, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date August 16, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 117
- RAUL RIVERASpecialist Four · August 16, 1970
- ROBERT LOUIS SCHOFIELDStaff Sergeant · August 16, 1970
- STEPHEN ALLEN SHARPStaff Sergeant · August 16, 1970
- ROBERT ALLAN ATERPrivate First Class · August 17, 1970
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 1966
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.