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GARY WAYNE BURNETTE
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 28, 1946 – July 19, 1967
Service recordGary Wayne Burnette, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on July 19, 1967, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 23E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23E · Line 90
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Unit (as recorded)
- G CO 2 BN 4 MAR 3 MARDIV
- Born
- October 28, 1946
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 19, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date July 19, 1967; four of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 23E, Line 90
- WILLIAM DENNIS BIEVERSpecialist Five · July 19, 1967
- MICHAEL KENNETH BOARDMANLance Corporal · July 19, 1967
- DONALD PATRICK FRYEEnsign · July 19, 1967
- LAMOINE LOWELL SANDVIGStaff Sergeant · July 19, 1967
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.