[rochester_veteran]

From my hometown:

William C. Gearing Jr., 20, Army, SP5, Rochester, N.Y.

From Carl's Virtual Wall webpage:

William Carl Gearing, Jr
Specialist Five
DET 3, B CO, 7TH PSYOPS BN, 4TH PSYOPS GROUP, USARV
Army of the United States
Rochester, New York
July 24, 1948 to May 19, 1969
WILLIAM C GEARING Jr is on the Wall at Panel W24, Line 54
See the full profile or name rubbing for William Gearing

MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E5
Rank/Rate: Specialist Five
ID No: 51778892
MOS/RATING: 96B20: Intelligence Analyst
Length Service: 00
Unit: DET 3, B CO, 7TH PSYOPS BN, 4TH PSYOPS GROUP, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 12/06/1968
Incident Date: 05/19/1969
Casualty Date: 05/19/1969
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dg/GearingWC01a.htm

[oh8eleven]

Gearing was one of seven graduates of Greece Olympia HS who died in VN. Six of the seven were USMC.
In comparison, Greece Arcadia HS (my alma mater, '66) only lost one, Dave Curtis, a good friend of mine.

William Gearing Class of 1967
Thomas Ekwell Class of 1966
David Crane Class of 1966
Jeffery Bruce Class of 1966
Donald Jacques* Class of 1965
Donald Graves Class of 1964
Richard Dunham Class of 1963

* Don Jacques led a patrol out of Khe Sahn, which is now known as the "Ghost Patrol."

Semper Fi ...