Vietnam
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Fallen
Fallen
Glen Ullin, ND
County:
Morton
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Private First Class
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
7th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
1st Marine Division
Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
Circumstances:
Southeast of Hill 55 near the hamlet of Chau Lau in Dien Ban District during Operation OKLAHOMA HILLS, a Marine patrol tripped a wire which was connected to a claymore type AP (anti-personnel) mine causing an explosion. PFC Gietzen was killed as a result of fragmentation wounds and two men were wounded.
Biography:
Gene, the son of William F. Gietzen and Mary E. Gietzen, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on September 17, 1968, in Fargo ND. He arrived in Vietnam on March 19, 1969, and was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
He is buried in Row 12, Lot 239, Plot 11 in Saint Clement Cemetery - Morton County, ND.