In Memoriam

RICHARD G GILLHAM

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Gillham, Richard Gerald
Grand Island, NE
ARMY
CPL

BIRTH DATE:

4/15/1948

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9/20/1968
1/10/1969
1/10/1969

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South Vietnam
Dinh Tuong
48PXS385431
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Not Listed
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11B10 = Infantryman
D CO, 4TH BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
Purple Heart
West Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Island, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Command-Detonated Mine On Route 210, 3 Km W-SW Of Dong Tam Base 10Jan69.

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