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GARY LEROY HOLZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 17, 1945 – October 8, 1967
Service recordGary Leroy Holz, of Auburn, Washington, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on October 8, 1967, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 27E, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27E · Line 73
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Supply Handler (56A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- May 17, 1945
- Home of record
- Auburn, Washington (King County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 8, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
57 names on the Wall carry the date October 8, 1967; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In October 1967, 906 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 84 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 27E, Line 73
- CHRISTOPHER BRAYBROOKELieutenant Colonel · October 8, 1967
- RICHARD VAN HUGGINSCorporal · October 8, 1967
- MELVIN EDWARD JOHNSONConstructionman · October 8, 1967
- MITCHELL LYNN KEMPSpecialist Four · October 8, 1967
From Auburn
- KENNETH EUGENE SARGENTSergeant · November 20, 1965
- DOUGLAS GENE WINGERTPrivate First Class · October 13, 1967
- RONALD LEE STROOMERPrivate First Class · January 17, 1968
- MICHAEL EDWIN LINDERMANLance Corporal · March 22, 1968
- WILLIAM FRED SOULELance Corporal · August 15, 1968
- PATRICK EARL BROWERSergeant · January 17, 1969
- RANDAL LEE ROGERSSergeant · February 22, 1969
- HENRY ALBERT DYE JRPrivate First Class · March 11, 1969
- RONALD EUGENE FITZGERALDSpecialist Four · May 7, 1970
- MONTY LEWIS HARBINSergeant · February 22, 1971
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.