[M] #44050 Gary Robert Willeke ( Robert Emil Willeke • Jacob LeRoy "Leroy" Willeke • Sarah Elizabeth Feister • Elizabeth Broseus • Sarah Frances Mechling • Jacob Mechling • Jacob Mechling • John Theobald "Dewalt" Mechling◊ • Diebold "Theobald" Mechling◊ • Diebold Mechling◊ • Martin Mechling◊ )

Gary was born 9 Jul 1947 in Allen Co., Ohio. He died 22 Jul 1968 in Vietnam. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio.

From an uncited obituary on his Find A Grave posting:

ADA - Pfc. Gary R. Willeke, 21, of Rt. 1, was killed in action in South Vietnam Sunday, according to word received here Wednesday morning by relatives.

The serviceman, a truck driver with the 137th Combat Engineers, was ambushed by hostile forces while returning to camp.

Gary (relationship status suppressed while one person possibly living) #44067 Living.

(Information suppressed while possibly living)

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Emailed to Tad Deffler as PAF file 16 May 2006.

PFC Gary Robert Willeke, cemetery notes, www.findagrave.com, #53415357.

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Line Generation: 12

Relationship: Sixth Cousins One Times Removed through John Theobald "Dewalt" Mechling◊