Eisenhower High School Alumni
Yakima, Washington (WA)
In Memory of
Peter Hudson Gerth
Passed away 1970
Peter Hudson Gerth attended Eisenhower High School in Yakima, WA.
Class of 1965
Date of Passing Jun 02, 1970
Date of Passing Jun 02, 1970
BIRTH 29 Aug 1947
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
DEATH 2 Jun 1970 (aged 22)
Quang Nam, Vietnam
BURIAL Unknown
PLOT Panel 09w, Line 108
MEMORIAL ID 175709386 · View Source
B. 08-29-1947
D. 06-02-1970
CASUALTY:
07-01-1970
WAR: Vietnam Conflict
SERVICE: Navy
RANK: Petty Officer Third Class
UNIT: III Marine Amphibious Force, 2nd Civil Affairs Group, Cap 2 1 4
LOCATION: South Vietnam, Quang Nam province
MEMORIAL: VVM Wall, Panel 09w, Line 108
AWARDS:
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
DEATH 2 Jun 1970 (aged 22)
Quang Nam, Vietnam
BURIAL Unknown
PLOT Panel 09w, Line 108
MEMORIAL ID 175709386 · View Source
B. 08-29-1947
D. 06-02-1970
CASUALTY:
07-01-1970
WAR: Vietnam Conflict
SERVICE: Navy
RANK: Petty Officer Third Class
UNIT: III Marine Amphibious Force, 2nd Civil Affairs Group, Cap 2 1 4
LOCATION: South Vietnam, Quang Nam province
MEMORIAL: VVM Wall, Panel 09w, Line 108
AWARDS:
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Wanda Marquardt '68 said:
I am Wanda (Marquardt - Eisenhower Class of 1968), Gerth Garfield. Peter and I were married for one short year prior to his death in Vietnam. Peter was a corpsman who attended a village where he was killed in a friendly fire accident. Peter was a gentle, kind and caring man. Peter is buried near his parents, Harold and Elizabeth Gerth at Terrance Heights Memorial Park.
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