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GERALD ANTHONY SCHIRO
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 25, 1944 – March 30, 1968
Service recordGerald Anthony Schiro, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 30, 1968, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 47E, Line 17 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 47E · Line 17
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- A BTRY 2 BN 35 ARTY 54 ARTY GRP
- Born
- November 25, 1944
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 30, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
58 names on the Wall carry the date March 30, 1968. In March 1968, 1,767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 47E, Line 17
- DENNIS MICHAEL POTEATStaff Sergeant · March 30, 1968
- CHARLES E SHAWSpecialist Four · March 30, 1968
- AUTHOR C SMITHLance Corporal · March 30, 1968
- KENNETH ROMAINE TOTTEN JRPrivate First Class · March 30, 1968
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 1965
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.