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Name: Gregory Mark Ross Panel/Line: 55W/9 Force: Army Company: B Rank: Sergeant / Specialist Five Pay Grade: E5 CAACF: 51830208 |
Home of Record: Youngstown, OH Birth Date: June 30, 1947 Race: Caucasian Gender: M Religion: Methodist Married: N |
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Death Date: June 20, 1968 Cause of Death: ground casualty drowned or suffocated non-hostile; while missing Died in Gia Dinh at age 20 The body was recovered. |
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| Comment | [Jacinto R. Raquel] The children alerted us that they saw Greg's body caught between some pylons and a boat. I borrowed a sampan and paddled out to the side of the boat, jumped in the river and retrieved Greg's body. I floated his body along side of the boat until I reached the other side of the river where our company was positioned. We notified HQ that we had retrived Greg's body and the company sent a burial detail to retrieve him. Greg was thrilled to have survied the May Offensive. He talked about returning to Youngstown, thinking he had survived the worst of the battles only to tragically drown. Greg was a fine soldier and a good humored individual. He was happy to have received his sargent stripes and was proud to be a non com. I am proud to say I served with Greg, he was a brother that will remain in my memories forever. |
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