Carlson, Gary William, CPT

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Captain

Last Service Branch
Cavalry

Last MOS
1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Armor

Primary Unit
1969-1969, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry

Service Years
1967 - 1969

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Order of the Spur

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1945

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Casualty Info

Home Town West Bridgewater	Last Address West Bridgewater

Casualty Date Jun 19, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Burns
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section XXXIV, Row B, Site 080

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1969, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1969, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Association
	1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Tributes from Members


	Tributes from Others posted by IN Olsen, David O, SGT 553

Photo Album (More...)

Service Photo	Current Photo	Tropic LIghtning New...	Tropic LIghtning New...
Tropic Lightning New...	Tropic Lightning New...	Gary Carlson	Schofield Memorial
Operations Log	Lifetime Member 3/4 ...	Headstone	Headstone
Fallen Soldier	Three Soldiers	Fiddler's Green	Gary Carlson
Gary Carlson West Po...	Schofield Monument M...	Order of the Spur	DoD News Release
US Military Academy ...	US Military Academy ...	US Military Academy ...	Gary Carlson DSC Awa...
Gary Carlson Bio	C Troop Banner

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Unit Assignments

25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)


	1968-1968, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
	1968-1969, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning)
	1969-1969, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)
	1968-1969 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VI Campaign (1968-69)
	1969-1969 Vietnam War/Tet 69 Counteroffensive Campaign
	1969-1969 Vietnam War/Summer-Fall 1969 Campaign

Colleges Attended



	1963-1967, United States Military Academy, West Point

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Jun 05, 2012, Other Photos

Additional Information

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