Namn |
Donald Lee Gustafson |
Födelse |
17 Sep 1935 |
El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA |
Kön |
Man |
Militärtjänstgöring |
1967 |
Vietnam |
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Stupad |
8 Maj 1967 |
Quảng Trị, Vietnam |
- Avled av artilleribeskjutning med raketer under strid i Sydvietnam.
- I början av maj 1967 deltog bataljonen i Operation PARIRIE 1V i Quang Tri-provinsen och CP (kommandoposten) var vid Con Tien i Gio Linh-distriktet. Klockan 02.45 på morgonen den 8 maj kom perimetern vid Con Tien under en koordinerad attack av nordvietnamesiska armén (NVA). Först träffade en störtflod av morteleld marinförsvararna följt av en storskalig markattack. Attacken varade långt in på morgonen tills fienden slogs tillbaka, förlusterna var stora för försvararna med fyrtiosex män dödade i aktion och många fler sårade. Sergeant Gustafson var ett av offren, han dödades i strid till följd av fientlig morteleld.
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Död |
8 Maj 1967 |
Quảng Trị, Vietnam [1] |
Orsak: Strid |
- Avled av artilleribeskjutning med raketer under strid i Sydvietnam.
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Begravning |
eft 8 Maj 1967 |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA [2] |
- Gravplats: Section 12 Site 1806
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Noteringar |
- Han tjänstgjorde i Vietnamkriget
- Bio: SSgt Gustafson was the husband of Beverly J. Gustafson, the loving father of sons Ronald L, Scott, and Steve Gustafson, and daughter Terri M. Gustafson of Wildwood NJ. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland C. Gustafson of El Reno, OK, a veteran of over fourteen years of service he had re-enlisted in the US Marine Corps on December 19 1962 at Cherry Point NC. In Vietnam he was serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
- During the first part of May the Battalion was participating on Operation PARIRIE 1V in Quang Tri Province and the CP (Command Post) was at Con Tien in Gio Linh District. At 0245 hours on the morning of May 8, the perimeter at Con Tien came under a coordinated attack by the NVA. First a barrage of mortar fire hit the Marine defenders followed by a large scale ground assault. The attack lasted well into the morning until the enemy were repelled, losses were heavy for the defenders with forty-six men killed in action and many more wounded. SSgt Gustafson was one of the casualties; he was killed in action as a result of hostile mortar fire.
- Casualties - Killed in Action
- H&S Company, 4th Marines - 6
- Company A
- Floyd Lehman Amos
Charles William Daut
Michael Finley
James Green
Donald Lee Gufstafson
James Edward Harmon
James Robert Huckleberry
Charles Jackson
Gary Harold Kreh
Marinao Leija Died of Wounds
Victor Hipolito Montoya
William Edward Perry
Emmett Peters
Ronald Walter Sanders
James Russell Valentine
Henry Ray Wicker
John Edward Young
- Company D, 4th Marines - 18
- Company A, 3d Tank Battalion
- James Leroy Lester
- Company B, 1st Amtrac Battalion
- David Luhver Cleveland
Larry Milton Langan
- HQ Battery, 12th Marines
- Jimmy Edward Page
- Battery D, 12th Marines
- John Carl Kopacska
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Person-ID |
I35742 |
Allan Kvalevaag |
Senast ändrad |
1 Feb 2023 |
Far |
Leland Clarence Gustafson, f. 15 Maj 1906, Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA d. 19 Apr 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA (Ålder 65 år) |
Mor |
Edith Marcel Lillie, f. 15 Aug 1909, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 2 Jan 1986, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA (Ålder 76 år) |
Vigsel |
16 Jun 1928 |
Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA [3] |
Familjens ID |
F36644 |
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