Paul Houston Gray (1948 - 1967)

Born 18 Mar 1948 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Died 24 Feb 1967 at age 18 in Quảng Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam

Biography

Paul Gray was awarded the Purple Heart.

Paul Gray is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
PFC Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

PFC Paul Gray was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

PFC Paul Gray served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): D Co.,1st Bn, 7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Service ended:

Paul was born in 1948. He passed away in 1967. Parents: Georgia L Haltom 1924–1982

Paul, the son of Georgia L. Haltom of Sergeant Bluff IA and Ralph Gray of Amarillo TX, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on July 12, 1966 in Omaha NE. He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

Returning to their CP (Command Post) with a VCS (Viet Cong Suspect) in custody, the squad of Marines was hit with a heavy volume of hostile rifle fire from three directions as they approached a causeway east of the Thai Can River in Binh Son District. PFC Gray was hit and killed by the enemy gunfire and another Marine was wounded during the contact with the enemy.

Sources

Semper Fi Brother! Sgt R.C. Floyd, (Floyd-1923)

• www.virtualwall.org
• 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association and the1/7 Marines Vietnam Memorial, Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, USA
• National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/718151/paul-houston-gray: accessed 14 January 2024), memorial page for PFC Paul Houston Gray (18 Mar 1948–24 Feb 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 718151, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Victor Vilionis (contributor 47207612).