GORDON E. DE GARMO
Home Of Record:
MOUNT HOLLY
County:
Burlington
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
1LT
Branch Of Service:
Army
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
November 27, 1968
Date of Birth:
June 22, 1948

 

GORDON EARL DE GARMO

1LT - O2 - Army - Reserve

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Oct 26, 1968
Casualty was on Nov 27, 1968
In TAY NINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered

Panel 38W - Line 72
 

Gordon E. De Garmo was born on June 22, 1948. His home of record is Mount Holly, NJ. He attended Rancocas Valley High School and played football on the varsity team.

He served in the US Army and attained the rank of First Lieutenant (1LT).

De Garmo was killed in action on November 27, 1968.

Information from Edward Cox (friend) and NJVVMF.


 

MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA (as of 2/28/09)

** Note that some of these messages are from years ago and there contact information may not be good anymore **

Edward Cox
edjcox@yahoo.com
Neighborhood freind
Sanatoga PA 19464 USA
Remembering
Earl,

Your not forgotten, I think of you and your brothers and the early before dawn newspaper runs out to Fort Dix.

I read from your freinds and fellow troops that your actions were amongst the best and that the troops you lead did well. When we played Army and pretended to get hit we just called for a medic and "fix/fix" things were well again. I wish it were lie that but..

Time passes and many other things have happened, but your smiling photo lives on transfixed.. Rest well.

Eddy
May 20, 2008

James Jeleski
JGJELESKI@COX.net
The Lt's RTO - 2-6 India
1908 W. Javelina Ave. Mesa AZ 85202 USA
We had been in contact since the afternoon before the 27th. The morning of the 27th our squad was to check out a trail leading away from our night position. We requested a dog and handler and after they arrived, we started down the trail. The dog immediately went on alert and the handler advised not to procede until we had some backup. Lt. DeGarmo pressed on and after rounding a bend in the trail, we were ambushed. The dog, handler and first two squad memebers were shot. Those not dead were crying for a mdedic which I called for on the radio. He arrived and immediately went to their aid but was shot through the legs. The Lt. and I were pinned down in the middle of the trail trying to see where the gooks were firing from. The Lt. raised up slightly from our position and took a round in the head, he died instantly. Another round barely missed my head, leaving me temporily deaf in my left ear. I don't remember much else until I and the medic were evaced the next morning. The medic had fained death when the gooks pulled out that morning, stepping over his body and continuing down the trail. The CO had me write Lt. DeGarmo's window telling her how her husband died. After recovering, I was reassigned to HHC as the NCOIC of battlion movemnet, spending the last two weeks before DEROS at LZ Mustang.
Nov 2, 2007

Eugene (Gene) Colgan
colgane@bbtel.com
Company Commander
HC 81 Box 326-A
Big Spring, KY 40175
Gordy: I never got to say good bye. You remember your 26 element had point. We found that bunker complex in War Zone 'C'. The dog team alerted, and the NVA machine guns, ChiCom claymores and all hell broke loose. Your guys were hit hard. We were talking on the radio, you were giving me a SitRep and calling for artillery when you were hit. The NVA surrounded us and Delta Company. It took us two more hard days to knock out those bunkers and recover our dead that fell in the first exchange. Your guys did good. You would have been proud of them. Your platoon was commanded by a Spec Four after the first day, and he did a great job. Gordy you were a solid warrior. A compassionate leader, and good person. Sometimes things do not make a lot of sense. Your loss falls in that catergory. Trooper DeGarmo enjoy "Fiddlers Green".
Tuesday, July 25, 2000

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