Holtzclaw, Gary Earl
| Birth Name | Holtzclaw, Gary Earl |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 24 years, 5 months, 15 days |
Narrative
Per findagrave.com:
In Vietnam, 1stLt Gary Holtzclaw was assigned to and served with Company F, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
At the beginning of May the Battalion was participating in Operation PURPLE MARTIN in northern Quang Tri Province. On May 2, during the movement of Company F troops a mid-air collision occurred between a CH 46D from HMM-262 and a UH-1H, with the CH 46D crashing west of FSB Russell in the vicinity of Dong Tien Mountain and the damaged UH-1H managing to land. There were no survivors, in the CH 46 D, twelve passengers and crew died, one of the casualties was 1stLt Holtzclaw.
* 1stLT Gary E. Holtzclaw was presented with the SILVER STAR Medal posthumously "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action during Operation PURPLE MARTIN… on 10 April 1969 ...."
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1944-11-17 | |||
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| Death | 1969-05-02 | Quang Tri, Vietnam | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Holtzclaw, Robert Jennings | about 1899 | ||
| Mother | Prewitt, Dora | about 1906 | ||
| Brother | Holtzclaw, Robert J. Jr | 1920 | 1974 | |
| Brother | Holtzclaw, Gene Pennington | 1926-05-20 | 2008-10-25 | |
| Sister | Holtzclaw, Janice M. | 1935 | ||
| Holtzclaw, Gary Earl | 1944-11-17 | 1969-05-02 |