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PETER LAWRENCE GORVAD
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
April 10, 1932 – March 8, 1969
Service recordPeter Lawrence Gorvad, of Oakland, California, served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He died on March 8, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 30W, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 30W · Line 74
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
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 10, 1932
- Home of record
- Oakland, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 8, 1969
- Age
- 36
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
73 names on the Wall carry the date March 8, 1969; 20 of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 156 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 30W, Line 74
- MICHAEL WALTER DOYLECorporal · March 8, 1969
- JOHN PHILLIP EMRATHCaptain · March 8, 1969
- LARRY EDGAR EVANSCorporal · March 8, 1969
- JOHN WALLACE ISRAELTechnical Sergeant · March 8, 1969
- MICHAEL SEAN MASSEYCorporal · March 8, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT JOHN BENEDICTPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 71
- WILLIAM RAY BLACKCaptain · Panel 30W, Line 72
- THOMAS JOHN BOWESpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 72
- MICHAEL WALTER DOYLECorporal · Panel 30W, Line 74
- JOHN PHILLIP EMRATHCaptain · Panel 30W, Line 74
- LARRY EDGAR EVANSCorporal · Panel 30W, Line 74
- VINCENT FEJA GUERREROCorporal · Panel 30W, Line 75
- GRANT HIROAKI HENJYOJIFirst Lieutenant · Panel 30W, Line 76
- JOHN R HORNSBYSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 76
- WALTER BRUCE HOXWORTHSergeant · Panel 30W, Line 77
- GORDON CHESTER MURRAYSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 80
- THOMAS JOSEPH ROACH JRSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 80
- PETER LEADBETTER TRIPPFirst Lieutenant · Panel 30W, Line 80
- CHARLES DAVID SNYDERPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 81
- GLENN ROBERT STAIRPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 81
- ROY DEAN WIMMERPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 83
From Oakland
- CHARLES DARYL KEARNEYLance Corporal · July 8, 1965
- LAURIANO LAWRENCE LOVATOPrivate First Class · October 9, 1965
- WALTER JOHN GELIENChief Petty Officer · October 28, 1965
- FRED LAWER MCPHERSONMajor · January 28, 1966
- WALLACE RAY JACOBSENStaff Sergeant · January 30, 1966
- JOE NEAL JAMESSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- DON WILLIAM CHABOTMajor · March 15, 1966
- WALTER GLENN SHULTSLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- DAVID LEE DODSONPrivate First Class · June 7, 1966
- CHRIS C VURLUMISCaptain · June 8, 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.