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GARY PATTERSON WRATTEN
Major · U.S. Army
June 25, 1933 – November 4, 1966
Service recordGary Patterson Wratten, of Alden, New York, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on November 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 25
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Officer, Command (3500)
- Born
- June 25, 1933
- Home of record
- Alden, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 4, 1966
- Age
- 33
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
49 names on the Wall carry the date November 4, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 25
- VINCENT CARMEN BOURDEAUSeaman Apprentice · November 4, 1966
- VINCENT ANTHONY SCUNGIOMajor · November 4, 1966
- GARY DOUGLAS TACKETTFireman · November 4, 1966
- HOWARD LESLIE WALKERSergeant · November 4, 1966
From Alden
- JOHN DELBERT STRATESpecialist Four · August 16, 1968
- FRANK FREDERICK MUSICKTechnical Sergeant · December 8, 1968
- ROBERT ALAN MCCARTHYPrivate First Class · February 25, 1969
- ANTHONY JOHN MINOTTISergeant · May 15, 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.