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HONORED ON PANEL 33W, LINE 39 OF THE WALL
CHARLES J GIBILTERRA JR
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CHARLES J GIBILTERRA JR
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POSTED ON 10.27.2002
POSTED BY: Robert Greer
Chicky played the saxophone, clarinet and organ
Salem Street, Frankford
“Chicky” Gibilterra played the saxophone, clarinet and organ. The 1966 Frankford High School graduate was a buffing machine operator and a busboy before he was drafted into the Army in June 1967. He began writing home daily after making that his New Year’s resolution for 1969. The 21-year-old specialist four, a cook and cooks helper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, in Vietnam, died in his bunk at Mount Baldy, 20 miles south of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, on February 2, 1969, of non-combat injuries. He was survived by his parents, a brother and a sister.
... from The Philadelphia Daily News
POSTED ON 2.13.2001
POSTED BY: Veterans, 1st Bn. 46th Inf. 198/196 Bdes. Americal
1/46th Inf, 198th/196th Bde. Americal "The Professionals"
Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop that steel pot alongside. Shed those magazine-laden bandoliers away from your sweat-soaked shirt. Lay that silent weapon down and step on over to the other side. Feel the soothing cool breeze right down to your soul ... and rest in peace, brother.
Charles J. Gibilterra, Jr., was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Mess Section, First Battalion, 46th Infantry, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. He is honored here by the veterans of 1/46th.
The 1/46 came in-country by ship on October 4, 1967 as part of the 198th Light Infantry Brigade. The 198th became part of the Americal Division. After one month of orientation at Duc Pho, the battalion was deployed north of Chu Lai and patrolled from Hill 54, Hill 69 and LZ Baldy in Quang Tin Province. In March of 1969, the battalion moved to LZ Professional, in the mountains southwest of Tien Phuoc, Quang Tin Province, to relieve a battered 1/52nd Infantry of the 198th. In July of 1969, the battalion, which had been operating under operational control of the 196th LIB of the Americal, became a permanent member of that brigade. The battalion operated from LZ Professional until August of 1970. In February of 1970, the battalion established a temporary firebase at LZ Mary Ann, at a remote mountain site near Hau Duc, Quang Tin Province. The battalion returned to Mary Ann in the summer of 1970 and operated from there and LZ Young, between Tien Phuoc and Tam Ky, during 1970 and 1971. The battalion left Mary Ann in April of 1971 when the Americal Division was deactivated and the 196th Brigade reverted to its status as an independent brigade and deployed at Danang, to provide security for the port. The 1/46th left Vietnam in June, 1972. 232 names on this wall, approximately half the battalion's actual field strength at any given time in Vietnam, were members of 1/46th, or died while deployed with us.
Charles J. Gibilterra, Jr., was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Mess Section, First Battalion, 46th Infantry, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. He is honored here by the veterans of 1/46th.
The 1/46 came in-country by ship on October 4, 1967 as part of the 198th Light Infantry Brigade. The 198th became part of the Americal Division. After one month of orientation at Duc Pho, the battalion was deployed north of Chu Lai and patrolled from Hill 54, Hill 69 and LZ Baldy in Quang Tin Province. In March of 1969, the battalion moved to LZ Professional, in the mountains southwest of Tien Phuoc, Quang Tin Province, to relieve a battered 1/52nd Infantry of the 198th. In July of 1969, the battalion, which had been operating under operational control of the 196th LIB of the Americal, became a permanent member of that brigade. The battalion operated from LZ Professional until August of 1970. In February of 1970, the battalion established a temporary firebase at LZ Mary Ann, at a remote mountain site near Hau Duc, Quang Tin Province. The battalion returned to Mary Ann in the summer of 1970 and operated from there and LZ Young, between Tien Phuoc and Tam Ky, during 1970 and 1971. The battalion left Mary Ann in April of 1971 when the Americal Division was deactivated and the 196th Brigade reverted to its status as an independent brigade and deployed at Danang, to provide security for the port. The 1/46th left Vietnam in June, 1972. 232 names on this wall, approximately half the battalion's actual field strength at any given time in Vietnam, were members of 1/46th, or died while deployed with us.