David Parker Gibson

Captain
B CO, 5TH BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
20 February 1939 - 08 April 1967
Lawrence, Kansas
Panel 17E Line 121

1 CAV DIV

7TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for David Parker Gibson

12 Jul 2006

I first visited The Wall on 9 July 06, and found David's name on the Wall. I have a picture of it, if his family would like I can email it to them. I knew David when we were fellow Company Commanders at Fort Hood, Texas.

Donald R. Kannady
LTC US Army (Ret)
kdon62@charter.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Twenty-five US soldiers were killed in a major action at Hung Long, in the An Lao Valley, on 08 Apr 1967. Seven of them were from Captain David Gibson's B Company, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry:
  • CPT David P. Gibson, Lawrence, KS
  • SGT Vicente D. Sandoval, American Falls, ID
  • SGT Lloyd P. Stearns, Yakima, WA
  • CPL Billy K. Carver, Coweta, OK
  • SP4 Jay F. Geyer, Harrisburg, PA
  • CPL Charles W. Heaps, Mount Joy, PA
  • CPL Dorsie E. Register, Henrietta, MO




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 12 Jul 2006
Last updated 08/10/2009