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Gold, Eric
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Eric
Middle Name:
Stuart
Last Name:
Gold
Date of Birth:
9/21/1949
Personal Details
Education Details:
1967 Graduate of Central High School and
attended Assumption Catholic School
Biographical Notes:
Location on Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Panel 35W, Line 38
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Enlistment Date:
October 1967
Military Rank:
Sergeant
Military Unit:
20th Infantry Airborne Long Range Patrol
KIA Date:
1/5/1969
Military Details:
Sergeant Gold died in a field hospital of wounds he received six days before while his unit was on a combat patrol. His unit was attacked from the rear by enemy mortar fire, he had been in Vietnam for seven months.
Awards:
Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Source:
Charlotte News January 7th, 1969
Charlotte Obsever January 8th, 1969