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GERARD ROBERT MCCONNELL
Private First Class · U.S. Army
February 12, 1946 – October 28, 1966
Service recordGerard Robert McConnell, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 28, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 124
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 12, 1946
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 28, 1966
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date October 28, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 124
- LOUIS JESUS RENTERIAPrivate First Class · October 28, 1966
- FRANCIS DAVID RICEAirman Second Class · October 28, 1966
- TERRY LEE SMITHSpecialist Four · October 28, 1966
- STANLEY ROBERT TOMASOVICPrivate First Class · October 28, 1966
Same unit, same day
- J C LOVESpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 123
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.