Gerald Irven Helland (1943 - 1966)

Born 22 Mar 1943 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA

Died 5 Feb 1966 at age 22 in Mekong Delta, South Vietnam

Biography

Private First Class Jerry Helland was Killed in Action in Vietnam during The Vietnam War.

PFC Jerry Helland served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: c. 1965
Unit(s): 175th Aviation Company
Service ended: 5 February 1966

Parents

Father: Henry Ervin Helland

Mother: Clara Elnora Odneson Helland

Military Service

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 5 Feb 1966

Event Place: , Province and Military Region Unknown, South Vietnam

Military Tour Date: 7 Aug 1965

Casualty Type: Hostile, Died

Casualty Cause Note: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds

Military Unit: Army

Military Component: Selective Service

Military Command: 1st Avn Bde

Military Company or Battery: 175th Avn Co

Military Rank: Private First Class

Occupation: Wheel Vehicle Repairman (ARMY)

Service Number: 55786179

Religion: Lutheran (also Missouri Synod)

Marital Status: Single

Residence Place: Austin, Minnesota, United States

Panel: 05E

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA

Sources

• "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCF7-WLG : 4 December 2014), Gerald Irvin Helland, 22 Mar 1943; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Mower, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-2LJ : 12 December 2014), Jerry Irven Helland, 05 Feb 1966; citing , Province and Military Region Unknown, South Vietnam, panel 05E, line 004, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZW-LXW : 12 December 2014), Jerry Irven Helland, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland

• "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCC-Z4M : 12 December 2014), Jerry I Helland, 05 Feb 1966; citing Death, , NARA NAID 641697, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2P-2KF8 : 7 August 2019), Gerald Helland, 1966; Burial, Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery; citing record ID 182802946, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-29YS : 13 December 2015), Gerald Irven Helland, 1966; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 37885041, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Jerry Irven Helland at Virtual Wall.org

• Jerry Irven Helland at The Wall of Faces