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HONORED ON PANEL 3E, LINE 49 OF THE WALL
JACK EARL GELL
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JACK E GELL
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LEFT FOR JACK EARL GELL
POSTED ON 11.7.2001
POSTED BY: Rebecca Seigler Gell Workentine
My husband, Jay
He served a 13 mo. tour of duty in Korea, '60-'61 in the 1st Cav. Div. He was killed in action in the Ia Drang Valley battle, Nov. 14, '65 in the 1/7, 1st Cav. Div. He is mentioned a number of times in the book, 'We Were Soldiers Once--And Young'.
He was a professional soldier. He was a loving, kind, loyal & compassionate husband, son, father, brother, & friend! His little children, Bonnie, Jay & Carol were the light of his life!
The song; "To Know Him Is To Love Him", was my favorite thing to tell him, because it was true!
We will never forget him. He is, & always will be in our hearts & memories!
Alfred Tennyson wrote; "God's finger touched him, and he slept."
POSTED ON 4.9.2000
POSTED BY: Fulton Rivers
Into the brush
Sgt Jack Gell a member of Alpha Company, 1st BN, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division was killed in the battle of the Ia Drang Valley.
Gell, a radio operator along with Cpt Tony Nadal and several others charged in to the brush. As they moved up, Nadal had the radio handset to his ear. A burst of enemy machine gun fire swept across the group. Sgt Gell was hit and dropped without a sound. Nadal kept moving until the long black cord pulled back on him. He looked around to see what was wrong. The same burst that had killed Gell, had also killed Lt Blake and struck Sgt Reed, who died shortly afterwards.
Sgt Sam Hollman Jr., knelt beside his mortally wounded buddy Jack Gell and heard him gasp " Tell my wife I love her."
Cpt Tony Nadal removed the radio from Sgt Gell's back, had some soldiers nearby take him back to the aid station and told another soldier to put on the radio.
God bless these brave souls.
Taken from the book "We were soldiers once and young"
ISBN 0-06-097576-8
By Lt Gen Hal Moore
Gell, a radio operator along with Cpt Tony Nadal and several others charged in to the brush. As they moved up, Nadal had the radio handset to his ear. A burst of enemy machine gun fire swept across the group. Sgt Gell was hit and dropped without a sound. Nadal kept moving until the long black cord pulled back on him. He looked around to see what was wrong. The same burst that had killed Gell, had also killed Lt Blake and struck Sgt Reed, who died shortly afterwards.
Sgt Sam Hollman Jr., knelt beside his mortally wounded buddy Jack Gell and heard him gasp " Tell my wife I love her."
Cpt Tony Nadal removed the radio from Sgt Gell's back, had some soldiers nearby take him back to the aid station and told another soldier to put on the radio.
God bless these brave souls.
Taken from the book "We were soldiers once and young"
ISBN 0-06-097576-8
By Lt Gen Hal Moore