1st Bn. 30th Fld Arty U.S.Army

Vietnam

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U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998

Name: Gary Lee Hoskins

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1949

Death Date: 12 Aug 1969

Age: 20

Home City: Chouteau

Home State: Oklahoma

SSN/Service #: 442506533

Death Date: 12 Aug 1969

Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Tour Start Date: 11 Jul 1969

Service Branch: Department of the Army

Component: Selective Service

Rank: Private First Class

Military Grade: Private First Class

Pay Grade: Private First Class (U.S. Army) or Airman First Class (U.S. Air Force) or Lance Corporal (U.S. Marine Corps) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Second Column: A; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)

Company: Btry A

Regiment: 30th Arty

Batallion: 1st Bn

Province: Military Region 3 - Tay Ninh

Decoration: Not Available

CN: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

Service Occupation: Field Artillery Basic (ARMY)

Data Source: Coffelt Database

Chouteauan Latest Victim In Vietnam

World's Own Service CHOUTEAU-

A Chouteau soldier is the latest state Vietnam casualty the Department of Defense announced Monday.

Army Pfc Gary L Hoskins 20 was killed in action Aug 12. He had been in Vietnam a month to the day.

Hoskins died when an Army landing zone where he was stationed came under attack from hostile fire.

A native of Pryor, Hoskins was a graduate of Chouteau High School. He entered the Army Feb 13 and was shipped to Vietnam July 12.

He is survived by his widow Rosanne; his parents Mr and Mrs Garrett H Hoskins of Chouteau and a brother Garrett Gene Hoskins of the parents' home. The body will be returned to the Green Funeral Home in Pryor.

Tulsa World

Tulsa, Oklahoma • Tue, Aug 19, 1969 Page 20

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