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GARY ROBERT WEATHERHEAD
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
June 20, 1936 – January 13, 1969
Service recordGary Robert Weatherhead, of Swartz Creek, Michigan, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 13, 1969, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 35W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 35W · Line 86
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- June 20, 1936
- Home of record
- Swartz Creek, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 13, 1969
- Age
- 32
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 13, 1969; five of them were lost in Phong Dinh Province. In January 1969, 985 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 35W, Line 86
- EDDIE WALLACECorporal · January 13, 1969
- DAVID VERNON ADAMSCorporal · January 14, 1969
- DWANE LONNIE ADAMSPrivate First Class · January 14, 1969
- RICHARD ADIUTORISpecialist Four · January 14, 1969
Same unit, same day
- STEPHEN GERE KELLYSpecialist Four · Panel 35W, Line 83
- JAMES RICHARD ROBERTSSergeant · Panel 35W, Line 85
- DEWITT STUDWAY JRSpecialist Five · Panel 35W, Line 85
- EDDIE WALLACECorporal · Panel 35W, Line 86
From Swartz Creek
- MICHAEL GUY THOMPSONCorporal · June 24, 1968
- ROGER DALE ROSENBERGERPrivate First Class · June 17, 1969
- JAMES LEE LOISELCorporal · May 14, 1970
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.