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GARY DUANE FORTNER
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Gary was part of C CO, 87TH ENG BN, 35TH ENG GROUP, 18TH ENG BDE. He was killed
in the April 6, 1968 major clash with a sizable NVA unit 35 miles northwest of
Hue in Quang Tri Province. Alpha Company lost 11 soldiers in this event. See more about that
incident here. I'm not sure why Gary was listed as an Alpha Original, but he was so I created this page for him. The Coffelt Database listed his MOS as 11B. |
| I could not find a list of medals and citations but he did receive a Purple Heart. |
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 Gary's unit patch. |
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| GARY DUANE FORTNER SP5 - E5 - Army - Regular, 18th Eng Bde. Length of service 1 years. His tour began on Dec 10, 1967. Casualty was on Apr 6, 1968 in , SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered. Panel 48E - Line 26 |
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No cemetery pics but this is the form requesting a military marker. |
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BIRTH 11/22/1946, Corpus Christi, Texas DEATH 04/06/1968, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam BURIAL - Beeville Memorial Park, BEEVILLE, TX |
| OBITUARY I was unable to find an obituary. |
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Webmaster - Barth "Shortround" Cunico |