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PFC Gary Elton Lee
188th MP Company, 92nd MP Battalion, 89th MP Group
18th MP Brigade

Line Of Duty Casualty ~ 23 July 1968 ~ Vietnam

 

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They Say,
our deaths are not ours,
they are yours,
they will mean what
you make of them.

They say,
we leave you our deaths,
give them some
meaning.

Archibald MacLeish
poet and WWI
veteran.

There is no contact information for the next of kin .

On 23 July 1968 PFC Lee, who had recently returned from a convoy escort assignment, was accidentally mortally wounded while cleaning his M-16 rifle. The incident took place in PFC Lee's unit tent at the company compound in Pershing Field, Saigon.

--- General / Personal ---
Last name: LEE
First name: GARY ELTON
Home of Record (official): DETROIT
State (official): MI
Date of Birth: Sunday, August 11, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married

--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: PVT
Serial Number: 16942796
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E2
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 95B10

--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Friday, June 14, 1968
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, July 23, 1968
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Unknown / Not reported (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Gia Dinh
The Wall: Panel 51W - Row 041

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