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GARY NOLAN BASS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 24, 1941 – July 25, 1966
Service recordGary Nolan Bass, of Sacramento, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 25, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 73 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · 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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer (1371)
- Unit (as recorded)
- D CO 7 ENG BN 3 MARDIV
- Born
- September 24, 1941
- Home of record
- Sacramento, California (Sacramento County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 25, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date July 25, 1966; 13 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 73
- ROBERT JOHN BOKINAStaff Sergeant · July 25, 1966
- DAVID CLEELANDLieutenant Colonel · July 25, 1966
- EVERETT AUSTIN CURRENCEPrivate First Class · July 25, 1966
- ARTHUR HARRIS DYVIG JRPrivate First Class · July 25, 1966
From Sacramento
- IRVING ALBERT SELFSergeant · May 19, 1964
- LEONARD PAUL HUDSONFirst Lieutenant · November 19, 1964
- CRAIG LOUIS HAGENSergeant · June 10, 1965
- DAVID LEVANT FELTPrivate First Class · August 17, 1965
- RICHARD GRIFFITH PHILBINPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- PHILLIP ANTHONY LOTTAPrivate First Class · February 25, 1966
- MICHAEL ANTHONY GILSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- RICHARD LEE LAWSLieutenant · April 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEE FOSTERPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- GERALD C HUNSBARGER IIIPrivate First Class · June 2, 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.