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2Lt. Gary Lee “Jake” Dempsey

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2Lt. Gary Lee “Jake” Dempsey

Birth
USA
Death
1 Jan 1970 (aged 21)
Bình Định, Vietnam
Burial
Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID
46068231 View Source

Army Second Lieutenant Gary Lee Dempsey, age 21, was from Yorklyn, Delaware.

He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, USARV as a Infantry Unit Commander.

He arrived in Vietnam on September 13, 1969 and was "Killed In Action" in the Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart.

Gary is honored on Panel 15W, Row 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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Army Second Lieutenant Gary Lee Dempsey, age 21, was from Yorklyn, Delaware.

He served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, USARV as a Infantry Unit Commander.

He arrived in Vietnam on September 13, 1969 and was "Killed In Action" in the Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart.

Gary is honored on Panel 15W, Row 114 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: 28 Dec 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 46068231
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46068231/gary-lee-dempsey: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt. Gary Lee “Jake” Dempsey (15 Nov 1948–1 Jan 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46068231, citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).