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PETER JOSEPH GAUVIN
Private · U.S. Army
January 30, 1952 – August 11, 1971
Service recordPeter Joseph Gauvin, of Athol, Massachusetts, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on August 11, 1971, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 128
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Power Generation Equipment Operator/Mechanic (52B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- January 30, 1952
- Home of record
- Athol, Massachusetts (Worcester County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 11, 1971
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date August 11, 1971; he was the only one lost in Kon Tum Province that day. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 SIGNAL BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 128
- WILLIAM LEON LOGANChief Petty Officer · August 10, 1971
- NATHANIAL CARL MATTHEWSSpecialist Five · August 10, 1971
- WILLARD FRANCIS PAYNEStaff Sergeant · August 10, 1971
- VIRGIL JAY BATES JRSergeant · August 23, 1971
From Athol
- FRANCIS RAYMOND FERRON JRAirman · March 10, 1967
- T CHRISTOPHER FORD OBRIENLance Corporal · July 9, 1967
- DONALD LAWRENCE RICHARDSPrivate First Class · November 15, 1967
- ROBERT ROGER GRAYSpecialist Four · February 10, 1968
- WILLIAM GEORGE LECLAIRPrivate First Class · January 31, 1969
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.