Donald Lee Gustafson

1935 - 1967  (31 år)

• Namn	Donald Lee Gustafson
  Födelse	17 Sep 1935	El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA
  Kön	Man
  Militärtjänstgöring	1967	Vietnam
  	Stabssergeant
  Stupad	8 Maj 1967	Quảng Trị, Vietnam
  	Avled av artilleribeskjutning med raketer under strid i Sydvietnam. I början av maj 1967 deltog bataljonen i Operation PARIRIE 1V i Quang Tri-provinsen och CP (kommandoposten) var vid Con Tien i Gio Linh-distriktet. Klockan 02.45 på morgonen den 8 maj kom perimetern vid Con Tien under en koordinerad attack av nordvietnamesiska armén (NVA). Först träffade en störtflod av morteleld marinförsvararna följt av en storskalig markattack. Attacken varade långt in på morgonen tills fienden slogs tillbaka, förlusterna var stora för försvararna med fyrtiosex män dödade i aktion och många fler sårade. Sergeant Gustafson var ett av offren, han dödades i strid till följd av fientlig morteleld.
  Död	8 Maj 1967	Quảng Trị, Vietnam   [1]
  	Orsak: Strid
  	Avled av artilleribeskjutning med raketer under strid i Sydvietnam.
  Begravning	eft 8 Maj 1967	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Gravplats: Section 12 Site 1806
  Person-ID	I35062	Allan Kvalevaag
  Senast ändrad	1 Feb 2023

  
  

  Far	Leland Clarence Gustafson,   f. 15 Maj 1906, Waukomis, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA d. 19 Apr 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA (Ålder 65 år)
  Mor	Edith Marcel Lillie,   f. 15 Aug 1909, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 2 Jan 1986, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA (Ålder 76 år)
  Vigsel	16 Jun 1928	Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA   [3]
  Familjens ID	F36898	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram

  
  

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• Noteringar

  Han tjänstgjorde i Vietnamkriget Bio: SSgt Gustafson was the husband of Beverly J. Gustafson, the loving father of sons Ronald L, Scott, and Steve Gustafson, and daughter Terri M. Gustafson of Wildwood NJ. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland C. Gustafson of El Reno, OK, a veteran of over fourteen years of service he had re-enlisted in the US Marine Corps on December 19 1962 at Cherry Point NC. In Vietnam he was serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d MARDIV (Rein) FMF. During the first part of May the Battalion was participating on Operation PARIRIE 1V in Quang Tri Province and the CP (Command Post) was at Con Tien in Gio Linh District. At 0245 hours on the morning of May 8, the perimeter at Con Tien came under a coordinated attack by the NVA. First a barrage of mortar fire hit the Marine defenders followed by a large scale ground assault. The attack lasted well into the morning until the enemy were repelled, losses were heavy for the defenders with forty-six men killed in action and many more wounded. SSgt Gustafson was one of the casualties; he was killed in action as a result of hostile mortar fire. Casualties - Killed in Action H&S Company, 4th Marines - 6 Company A Floyd Lehman Amos Charles William Daut Michael Finley James Green Donald Lee Gufstafson James Edward Harmon James Robert Huckleberry Charles Jackson Gary Harold Kreh Marinao Leija Died of Wounds Victor Hipolito Montoya William Edward Perry Emmett Peters Ronald Walter Sanders James Russell Valentine Henry Ray Wicker John Edward Young Company D, 4th Marines - 18 Company A, 3d Tank Battalion James Leroy Lester Company B, 1st Amtrac Battalion David Luhver Cleveland Larry Milton Langan HQ Battery, 12th Marines Jimmy Edward Page Battery D, 12th Marines John Carl Kopacska

  
  

• Källor

  [S56722] US Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998. [S92] www.findagrave.com. [S56703] Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.