United States of America

U.S. Army · United States

Donald Lee Gearhart

Staff Sergeant

1940 – 1968

Vietnam Wall · Panel 46E

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Staff Sergeant Donald Lee Gearhart served in the U.S. Army. Donald served with the 173 AIRBORNE BDE. Donald served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Donald was 28 years old.

How He Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Blast injury

Circumstance Killed in action

Place Kontum

Service Record

U.S. Army

C CO, 3RD BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV

Infantryman (11B)

SSG

INFANTRYMAN

KONTUM

1968

Pay grade E06.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 46E · Line 5 cut as DONALD L GEARHART

Burial Information

Cemetery Beverly National Cemetery

Section L

Grave 5253

In Our Keeping

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Donald Lee Gearhart

Staff Sergeant

U.S. Army

- 1968

503rd Infantry Regiment

503D INFANTRY REGIMENT - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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