Texans Included On Casualty List
WASHINGTON (AP)-Thirty-two
servicemen killed in action in the Vietnam war were named Thursday in a
Defense Department casualty list.
Missing as a result of
hostile action:
Army
Spec. 4 Claude Perry
Marine Corps
Pfc.
Charles H. Gatewood.
Died not as a result of hostile action
Army
Pfc Timothy K; Mahoney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth S.
Mahoney, 55 Houston. Trenwood Lane, Houston.
[Brownwood
Bulletin, Brownwood, Texas,
20 Sep 1968, Fri,
Page 6] |
On 4 June 1968 Pfc Mahoney began his tour in Vietnam
assigned to Co A, 508th Infantry
He died on 15 September from a wound received while
at an artillery fire base when a weapon accidentally discharged.
He was posthumously promoted to Corporal and was buried in
Forest Park Cemetery, Houston (Harris county), Texas.
His military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal
(Merit) and the Purple Heart, |