Soldier Gary Patton Assigned to 196th Brigade in Vietnam
PFC Gary R. Patton age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Patton 556 Lila Ave Milford was assigned November 24 to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade near Chu Lai Vietnam.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
10
PFC Gary R. Patton age 20 son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Patton 556 Lila Ave Milford was assigned November 24 to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade near Chu Lai Vietnam.
A compilation notes Navy and Marine Corps personnel from Ohio towns serving in Vietnam and aboard ships in the Western Pacific. It lists Gary Spears, Michael Hall, James Chapman, James McClees, Edward Parm, Wayne Tufts, and others with ranks, hometowns, and units, plus a Navy training and Beuff Trust exercise aboard USS Rogers off California. It mentions Thanksgiving in Vietnam and shore duty with the First Marine Division, Seventh Fleet, and Pacific Air Forces.
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