Gerald Lampley Fitts

The database page for Gerald Lampley Fitts

2 Apr 2001 Gerald was killed during the Tet Offensive at Tan Son Nhut AB. His tour in Vietnam was only 3 months old, and he had turned 19 one week before his death. He was awarded 5 medals, including the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He is buried in the Little Rock (AR) National Cemetery, Plot 14-534. Left behind were a brother, two younger sisters, and his mother and father. I visited the Moving Wall in Parker, Florida (3/25/01) and I leave this memorial for all my family ... including those of us too young to remember. You are missed. Love from your niece Ashley (age 28)

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 31 Jan 1968, Charlie Troop, 3/4th Cav, provided a reaction force in support of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The after-action report states what happened in typically sterile military language: "On 31 January Troop C (-) reacted to Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The Troop was ambushed outside gate 051. The Squadron reacted with Troop D and Troop B (+). The results of action was 3 APC completely lost, 1 Tank completely lost, 7 APC damaged, 14 US KHA, 64 US WHA, 309 VC KIA (BC), 24 VC PW ..." The Charlie Troop casualties were SSG Patrick J Strayer SGT Gerald D Sullivan SGT Troy A Littlejohn SP5 Harold R Stafford SP4 Norman L Long Jr SP4 Anthony F Vanhulle II SP4 Murray L Veron SP4 Richard J Rhodes SP4 Roger B Crowell PFC Robert M Finnegan Bravo Troop lost three men, PFC Gerald L Fitts; PFC Everett W Johnson Jr; and SP4 Vernon C Wilderspin. Delta Troop lost one man, SP4 Edward M Pike. These fourteen men, and others from 3/4 Cav, are remembered at http://pages.cthome.net/firecapt/ and on the Charlie Troop site

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his niece, Ashley E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org 2 Apr 2001

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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