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CPL Gerald David Sorrentino

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CPL Gerald David Sorrentino Veteran

Birth
Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, USA
Death
6 Jun 1968 (aged 20)
Vietnam
Burial
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
2H, 1469
Memorial ID
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Cpl Sorrentino #52754900
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman.

Gerald was drafted into the US Army. When Gerald arrived in Vietnam 5 February 1968, he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, USARV.
The battalion was participating in Operation Burlington Trail in the vicinity of Long Son (3) and 13 kilometers south southwest of the Tam Ky Airfield in Quang Tin Province, when A Company encountered hostile forces. Gerald died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body from a hostile explosive device.
Survived by his parents, Jeremiah G and Theresa Sorrentino of 213 Seaman Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York.
Cpl Sorrentino #52754900
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman.

Gerald was drafted into the US Army. When Gerald arrived in Vietnam 5 February 1968, he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, USARV.
The battalion was participating in Operation Burlington Trail in the vicinity of Long Son (3) and 13 kilometers south southwest of the Tam Ky Airfield in Quang Tin Province, when A Company encountered hostile forces. Gerald died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body from a hostile explosive device.
Survived by his parents, Jeremiah G and Theresa Sorrentino of 213 Seaman Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York.


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