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GERALD THOMAS ATKINSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 13, 1946 – March 12, 1970
Service recordGerald Thomas Atkinson, of Dubuque, Iowa, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on March 12, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 115 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 115
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 13, 1946
- Home of record
- Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 12, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date March 12, 1970; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 115
- KENNETH JOE AUSTONCorporal · March 12, 1970
- LESTER VINCENT CAFIERO JRCorporal · March 12, 1970
- CHARLES HENRY CUMMINGSSpecialist Four · March 12, 1970
- TERRY ELMER GUENTHERCorporal · March 12, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH JOE AUSTONCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 115
- WILLIAM T MCCORMICKStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 119
- RAYMOND WILSON TEALStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 121
- DAVID RUSSELL WELCHSergeant · Panel 13W, Line 121
From Dubuque
- RONALD WILLIAM MEYERSecond Lieutenant · June 16, 1966
- WILLIAM OWEN JUERGENSLance Corporal · September 8, 1966
- ROY ROGER BLEWETTPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- MICHAEL JOSEPH CLEMENSHospitalman · January 9, 1967
- PETER EVERETT COOKPrivate First Class · April 22, 1967
- JAMES CONRAD POWERSCaptain · May 26, 1967
- RICHARD EUGENE SUTHERLANDHospitalman · September 21, 1967
- MICHAEL THOMAS FITZGERALDHospitalman · January 31, 1968
- DANIEL H CHATFIELDSpecialist Four · May 16, 1968
- ELLAS LOUIS MIHALAKISSergeant · July 9, 1968
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.