Gordon Lee Wirth, Jr.
Gordon Wirth Jr. left behind a wife and daughter. Friends called him "Lee".
Date of birth: 13 October 1949
Date tour began: 18 March 1970
Date of casualty: 9 January 1971
Home of record: Boring, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Army Reserve, Chief Warrant Officer
Unit: 101st Airborne Division, 377th Artillery, A Battery
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Purple Heart
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 5W, 36
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Died through hostile action .. air crash on land
An incident report can be found here:
https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/incident/71010919KIA.HTM
Schools attended: Centennial High School
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
The Oregonian, Thursday, January 21, 1971
GORDON L. WIRTH JR.
Funeral for a 21-year-old victim of the Vietnam war, Warrant Officer Gordon Lee Wirth Jr., will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bateman Funeral Chapel, Gresham.
Wirth, of Rte. 2, Box 477G, Gresham, was killed Jan. 9 when the helicopter of which he was the pilot was shot down by enemy ground fire.
He was born Oct. 13, 1949 in Portland, attended grade school in Portland and was graduated from Centennial High School in 1968. He was married Jan. 14, 1969 to Julie Hill in Caldwell, Idaho. Mr. Wirth attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; one child, Leslie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lee Wirth Sr.; and one sister, Carol Wirth of Boring.
The following remembrances were originally posted here: http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/56932/GORDON-L-WIRTH-JR
Thanks Brother
To one of the Men that gave his life so I could be here today. I can not thank you for what you gave to me. If you can see this where you are please know i have never and never will forget you.
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Gone but not forgotten
I never knew you sir. But my Father did. I too have served my country, and hope to do so again. I have tried to help others understand the sacrifice you gave. Orders or not, I salute you. Rest in peace valiant warrior.
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Thank You
My last name is also Wirth. I've been to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., once in 1995 and again in 2013. Each time stood solemnly in front of your name, it made my connection to the fallen of the War more pronounced.
Date of birth: 13 October 1949
Date tour began: 18 March 1970
Date of casualty: 9 January 1971
Home of record: Boring, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Army Reserve, Chief Warrant Officer
Unit: 101st Airborne Division, 377th Artillery, A Battery
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Purple Heart
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 5W, 36
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Died through hostile action .. air crash on land
An incident report can be found here:
https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/incident/71010919KIA.HTM
Schools attended: Centennial High School
Burial location: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
The Oregonian, Thursday, January 21, 1971
GORDON L. WIRTH JR.
Funeral for a 21-year-old victim of the Vietnam war, Warrant Officer Gordon Lee Wirth Jr., will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bateman Funeral Chapel, Gresham.
Wirth, of Rte. 2, Box 477G, Gresham, was killed Jan. 9 when the helicopter of which he was the pilot was shot down by enemy ground fire.
He was born Oct. 13, 1949 in Portland, attended grade school in Portland and was graduated from Centennial High School in 1968. He was married Jan. 14, 1969 to Julie Hill in Caldwell, Idaho. Mr. Wirth attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; one child, Leslie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lee Wirth Sr.; and one sister, Carol Wirth of Boring.
The following remembrances were originally posted here: http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/56932/GORDON-L-WIRTH-JR
Thanks Brother
To one of the Men that gave his life so I could be here today. I can not thank you for what you gave to me. If you can see this where you are please know i have never and never will forget you.
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Gone but not forgotten
I never knew you sir. But my Father did. I too have served my country, and hope to do so again. I have tried to help others understand the sacrifice you gave. Orders or not, I salute you. Rest in peace valiant warrior.
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Thank You
My last name is also Wirth. I've been to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., once in 1995 and again in 2013. Each time stood solemnly in front of your name, it made my connection to the fallen of the War more pronounced.
