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GEROULD MCLEAN RUMBLE III
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 26, 1945 – November 5, 1969
Service recordGerould McLean Rumble III, of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 5, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 35
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 26, 1945
- Home of record
- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (Onslow County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 5, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date November 5, 1969; seven of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 16W, Line 35
- GARY KEITH BARNETTSpecialist Four · November 5, 1969
- RICHARD L MOOREHEADSergeant · November 5, 1969
- CHARLES ALBERT POSEYSpecialist Four · November 5, 1969
- WILLIAM THOMAS QUILLINSpecialist Four · November 5, 1969
Same unit, same day
- KEN ALLEN MCCARTNEYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 16W, Line 33
- HOWARD L FLAMENTSpecialist Five · Panel 16W, Line 34
- RICHARD L MOOREHEADSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 35
- CHARLES ALBERT POSEYSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 35
- WILLIAM THOMAS QUILLINSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 35
From Camp Lejeune
- GEORGE LARRY ANGLINSergeant First Class · September 30, 1968
- HERBERT EDGAR ING IIISecond Lieutenant · December 23, 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.