Dibble, Gordon John G., SWC

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Chief Petty Officer

Last NEC
SW-0000-Steelworker

Last NEC Group
Steelworker

Primary Unit
1966-1967, SW-0000, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 121

Service Years
1945 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Los Angeles, CA	Last Address Los Angeles, CA

Casualty Date Oct 23, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Southern Memorial Park - Biloxi, Mississippi	Wall/Plot Coordinates 28E 054 / Sec. G, Lot 321

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments

US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 121


	1947-1947, SN-0000, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
	1947-1950, SO-0000, USS Power (DD-839)
	1966-1967, SW-0000, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 121

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1945-1945 World War II/American Theater
	1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (66-67)

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Service Number
	Nov 07, 2012, Other Photos

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

On 23 October three men from MCB-121, Lt. Joseph J. Rhodes, SWC Gordon J. Dibble, and BUR3 Jon R. Morvay, were killed when the vehicle in which they were riding hit a land mine two miles south of Phu Bai.