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GEORGE THOMAS GIBNER
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 29, 1948 – June 30, 1969
Service recordGeorge Thomas Gibner, of Spearman, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 30, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 37
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)
- 82 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- June 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Spearman, Texas (Hansford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 30, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date June 30, 1969; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 82nd Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 37
- GERARD JOHN FLIEGERSpecialist Four · June 30, 1969
- MICHAEL EDWARD FOWLERStaff Sergeant · June 30, 1969
- EDDIE LEONARD GARCIAPrivate · June 30, 1969
- EDWARD HARRY GERNERTPrivate First Class · June 30, 1969
From Spearman
- BOBBY RAY WILLIAMSChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 5, 1968
- LLOYD LYNN BUZZARDPrivate First Class · June 19, 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.