Gerald William Hill
SP4 – U.S. Army
E Co, 1st Bn, 503rd Infantry, 173 Airborne Brigade
09 October 1950 – 07 January 1971
Milford, Ohio
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MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Specialist Four
ID Number: 285482772
Len Svc: 1 to 2 years
Unit: E Co, 1st Bn, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 06/06/1970
Cas Date: 01/07/1971
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body recovered
Location: Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, ground casualty
Reason: Gun, small arms fire
AWARDS
Bronze Star, Purple Heart (x2), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Combat
Infantryman Badge
GRAVESITE
Flagg Spring Cemetery, Newton, Ohio
Link to Remembrances:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23390141
https://www.thewall-usa.com/guest.asp?recid=23192
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/23172/GERALD-W-HILL
Russ, 01/13/03
Hello Friend.
I remember our youth. I remember the hours we spent playing step ball on the steps of Buckingham. The times we spent playing wiffle ball, and birdie baseball, tennis ball, and all the other games we made up as young boys living the American dream. I think of you often, and wonder what if. Thank you for being a man at that young age.
Thank you for being my friend.