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GERALD JOHN TWOREK
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 1, 1935 – February 8, 1971
Service recordGerald John Tworek, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 8, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · 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. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- September 1, 1935
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 8, 1971
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 8, 1971; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 90
- GREG ROY CARTERSpecialist Four · February 9, 1971
- BRUCE ARDEN CHRISTENSENCorporal · February 9, 1971
- DANIEL FRANCIS FARRELLCorporal · February 9, 1971
- SHELBY GLEASON HENSLEYSpecialist Four · February 10, 1971
Same unit, same day
- RAFAEL RIVERA BENITEZPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 5W, Line 86
- LONALD RAY COLEMANSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 87
- MICHAEL BRUCE FIRSTPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 87
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.