HONORED ON PANEL 58E, LINE 10 OF THE WALL
GERALD EUGENE KING
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GERALD E KING
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58E/10
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LEFT FOR GERALD EUGENE KING
POSTED ON 7.27.2024
POSTED BY: Peter Rodney Badger
Summary of Service
On 10 May 1968, a detachment of one officer an 43 artillerymen from Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines, at Ngok Tavak, five miles south of Kham Duc, was attacked by surrounding elements of the 2nd North Vietnamese Division. Having expended all artillery ammunition in a fierce defense, the Marines disabled their two 105 mm. howitzers and escaped from the camp with Vietnamese irregular troops under Australian command. Thirteen Marine artillerymen and one Marine aviator were killed in the action.
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POSTED ON 2.6.2024
POSTED BY: ANON
Welcome Home
CPL Gerald Eugene King is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
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POSTED ON 4.15.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Say not in grief he is no more, but live in thankfulness that he was.
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POSTED ON 12.20.2019
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Cpl Gerald King, Thank you for your service as a Field Artillery Cannoneer. I am glad you were identified in 2005. Welcome Home. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is almost Christmas. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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