Gary died of fragmentation wounds to the head and body while waiting at a LZ for pick up when two incoming 122MM rockets hit and ignited a pile of ammunition that have been staged near the LZ, eight kilometers west southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, during Operation Scotland II.
He was the only son of August Chabert Jr and Gilda Mae Serpas. August died in 1971 and his mother remarried.
Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Metairie, LA
Date of birth: 07/18/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2363974
MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 00
Unit: G CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 12/11/1967
Incident Date: 04/21/1968
Casualty Date: 04/21/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar
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He was the only son of August Chabert Jr and Gilda Mae Serpas. August died in 1971 and his mother remarried.
Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Metairie, LA
Date of birth: 07/18/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2363974
MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 00
Unit: G CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 12/11/1967
Incident Date: 04/21/1968
Casualty Date: 04/21/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar
ON THE WALL Panel 51E Line 017
Gary died of fragmentation wounds to the head and body while waiting at a LZ for pick up when two incoming 122MM rockets hit and ignited a pile of ammunition that have been staged near the LZ, eight kilometers west southwest of Ca Lu Airfield, during Operation Scotland II.
He was the only son of August Chabert Jr and Gilda Mae Serpas. August died in 1971 and his mother remarried.
Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Metairie, LA
Date of birth: 07/18/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2363974
MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 00
Unit: G CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 12/11/1967
Incident Date: 04/21/1968
Casualty Date: 04/21/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar
ON THE WALL Panel 51E Line 017
He was the only son of August Chabert Jr and Gilda Mae Serpas. August died in 1971 and his mother remarried.
Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Metairie, LA
Date of birth: 07/18/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2363974
MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 00
Unit: G CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 12/11/1967
Incident Date: 04/21/1968
Casualty Date: 04/21/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar
ON THE WALL Panel 51E Line 017
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