James Thomas Gaynor served as a Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in the Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps. He served during the Vietnam War.
He was a son of Leo Joseph Gaynor and Alice Harriet Gaynor.
He was killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.
He was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.
JAMES THOMAS GAYNOR
Sergeant Major (E-9)
United States Marine Corps, Regular
Age: 47
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: February 23, 1920
From: Fallbrook, California
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 30 Years
His Tour began on January 1, 1968
Casualty was on February 15, 1968
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, Died of Wounds
Ground Casualty - Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Body was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 39E, Line 47
JAMES GAYNOR DIES IN VIETNAM
Word was received here recently of the death of Sgt. Major James T. Gaynor, 48, husband of Betty Appley Gaynor, formerly of Marietta. Sgt. Gaynor was killed on Feb. 15 at Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Born in New Orleans, he was a son of the late George and Alice Walker Gaynor. He and his wife resided in Jacksonville, N. C.
Sgt. Gaynor served 28 years in the Marine Corps, serving in World War II and the Korean conflict. He also served on embassy duty in Paris and Rome. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Edward F. at home; a brother, Leo Gaynor, Ventura, Calif.; and two sisters, Miss Dorothy Gaynor, and Mrs. Arthur Swanson, both of New Orleans.
(From the SUNDAY NEWS, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1968)
He was a son of Leo Joseph Gaynor and Alice Harriet Gaynor.
He was killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.
He was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.
JAMES THOMAS GAYNOR
Sergeant Major (E-9)
United States Marine Corps, Regular
Age: 47
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: February 23, 1920
From: Fallbrook, California
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 30 Years
His Tour began on January 1, 1968
Casualty was on February 15, 1968
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, Died of Wounds
Ground Casualty - Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Body was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 39E, Line 47
JAMES GAYNOR DIES IN VIETNAM
Word was received here recently of the death of Sgt. Major James T. Gaynor, 48, husband of Betty Appley Gaynor, formerly of Marietta. Sgt. Gaynor was killed on Feb. 15 at Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Born in New Orleans, he was a son of the late George and Alice Walker Gaynor. He and his wife resided in Jacksonville, N. C.
Sgt. Gaynor served 28 years in the Marine Corps, serving in World War II and the Korean conflict. He also served on embassy duty in Paris and Rome. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Edward F. at home; a brother, Leo Gaynor, Ventura, Calif.; and two sisters, Miss Dorothy Gaynor, and Mrs. Arthur Swanson, both of New Orleans.
(From the SUNDAY NEWS, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1968)
James Thomas Gaynor served as a Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in the Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps. He served during the Vietnam War.
He was a son of Leo Joseph Gaynor and Alice Harriet Gaynor.
He was killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.
He was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.
JAMES THOMAS GAYNOR
Sergeant Major (E-9)
United States Marine Corps, Regular
Age: 47
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: February 23, 1920
From: Fallbrook, California
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 30 Years
His Tour began on January 1, 1968
Casualty was on February 15, 1968
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, Died of Wounds
Ground Casualty - Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Body was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 39E, Line 47
JAMES GAYNOR DIES IN VIETNAM
Word was received here recently of the death of Sgt. Major James T. Gaynor, 48, husband of Betty Appley Gaynor, formerly of Marietta. Sgt. Gaynor was killed on Feb. 15 at Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Born in New Orleans, he was a son of the late George and Alice Walker Gaynor. He and his wife resided in Jacksonville, N. C.
Sgt. Gaynor served 28 years in the Marine Corps, serving in World War II and the Korean conflict. He also served on embassy duty in Paris and Rome. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Edward F. at home; a brother, Leo Gaynor, Ventura, Calif.; and two sisters, Miss Dorothy Gaynor, and Mrs. Arthur Swanson, both of New Orleans.
(From the SUNDAY NEWS, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1968)
He was a son of Leo Joseph Gaynor and Alice Harriet Gaynor.
He was killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.
He was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana.
JAMES THOMAS GAYNOR
Sergeant Major (E-9)
United States Marine Corps, Regular
Age: 47
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: February 23, 1920
From: Fallbrook, California
Religion: Roman Catholic
Marital Status: Married
Length of Service: 30 Years
His Tour began on January 1, 1968
Casualty was on February 15, 1968
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, Died of Wounds
Ground Casualty - Artillery, Rocket, or Mortar
Body was Recovered
Vietnam Memorial: Panel 39E, Line 47
JAMES GAYNOR DIES IN VIETNAM
Word was received here recently of the death of Sgt. Major James T. Gaynor, 48, husband of Betty Appley Gaynor, formerly of Marietta. Sgt. Gaynor was killed on Feb. 15 at Quang Tri, Vietnam.
Born in New Orleans, he was a son of the late George and Alice Walker Gaynor. He and his wife resided in Jacksonville, N. C.
Sgt. Gaynor served 28 years in the Marine Corps, serving in World War II and the Korean conflict. He also served on embassy duty in Paris and Rome. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Edward F. at home; a brother, Leo Gaynor, Ventura, Calif.; and two sisters, Miss Dorothy Gaynor, and Mrs. Arthur Swanson, both of New Orleans.
(From the SUNDAY NEWS, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1968)
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C-15
JAMES T GAYNOR
LOUISIANA
S MAJ US MARINE CORPS
VIETNAM BSM - NCM - PH & GS
FEB 23 1920 FEB 15 1968
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