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GARY RAYMOND METZ
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 8, 1947 – August 31, 1970
Service recordGary Raymond Metz, of Adrian, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 31, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 28
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- June 8, 1947
- Home of record
- Adrian, Michigan (Lenawee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 31, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date August 31, 1970; four of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 28
- MICHAEL JOHN MCGERTYCaptain · August 31, 1970
- EDICTOR RIVERA-MONTESStaff Sergeant · August 31, 1970
- ROGER ALLEN SCARBROUGHPrivate First Class · August 31, 1970
- CRAIG ALAN SCHMITZCorporal · August 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JAMES EDWARD DUCKWORTHSergeant · Panel 7W, Line 26
- JAMES HOWARD HEPPLERCorporal · Panel 7W, Line 27
- CHARLES PHILLIP HUTTONSergeant · Panel 7W, Line 27
From Adrian
- G LYLE STETTENSpecialist Four · January 11, 1967
- WAYNE JACOB GAUTZPrivate First Class · April 25, 1967
- DAVID LEE ADAMSPrivate First Class · May 31, 1967
- JOHN ROBERT DAWSONSecond Lieutenant · October 27, 1967
- HUGH DON SCOTTCorporal · November 18, 1967
- FLOYD ALLAN HYDERCorporal · November 21, 1967
- ALLEN LANE WINTERSSpecialist Four · January 31, 1968
- DALE L E DAVISSergeant · February 15, 1968
- GEORGE LEE CARRPrivate First Class · July 28, 1968
- MICHAEL KELLY THOMPSONCaptain · March 21, 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.