Horrell, Gerald Robert, BM3

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

Last Primary NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate

Primary Unit
1968-1969, BM-0000, Coastal Surveillance Force (TF-115)

Service Years
1964 - 1969

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1946

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Casualty Info

Home Town North Hollywood	Last Address North Hollywood

Casualty Date Jan 05, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park - North Hollywood, California	Wall/Plot Coordinates 35W 039

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2014, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2014, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2017, Swift Boat Sailors Association (SBSA)

Operation Stable Door
From Month/Year May / 1965	To Month/Year August / 1971
Description TF 115 was responsible for the harbor defense and surveillance units in the ports of Vung Tau, Cam Ranh Bay, Qui Nhon, Nha Trang, and Vung Ro, Inshore Undersea Warfare Groups (IUWG) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, operated a total of 16 large personnel landing craft, 25 Boston Whalers, and 8 picket boats in Operation Stable Door. The 45-foot picket boats, which began to reach Vietnam in June 1967, carried a crew of one officer and five men and two .50-caliber machine guns, twin-mounted. In each port the units constructed harbor entrance control posts and equipped them with radios and surface search radars.