Fuller obituaries for some of these soldiers is found on their home state death records.

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Albert Aloysius Gillespie, from Ohio. 1947 – 1968. Marine Corps. Rifleman. Died through hostile fire in Vietnam.

Albert R Gillespie June 22, 1939 – Aug 20, 2011. US Marine Corp, SSGT. Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Dublin, Virginia. Section 8, Row 3, Site 45.

A Richard Gillespie, Sept 22, 1941 – July 25, 1998. Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, West Virginia   US Navy BT3

Alan Carrie Gillespie  March 21, 1952 – June 12, 2025. Southern Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Sierra Vista, Arizona.  Section 1, Site 533.  US Army Sergeant. Full obit on Arizona Deaths.

 

Alphonsus J Gillespie, Sept 12, 1939 – Feb 12, 2000. US Army SP4 Special Branch. Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. Section 429, Site 303,

Allen L Gillespie May 12, 1947 – Oct 19, 2004. US Marine Corps, SGT Special Branch.  Hoke Chapel Church Cemetery, Alleghany Co,  Covington, Virginia.

Anthony J Gillespie Nov 5, 1949 – Sept 7, 1998. US Army SP4. Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Section DDD, Site 1017.

Archie Shepherd Gillespie Aug 9, 1949 – Oct 3, 2024. US Air Force, AB. Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, North Carolina.  Section 12A, Site 454.

Arthur Gillespie, Jr.  Jan 16, 1949 – July 1, 2009. US Army, Sergeant. Brigadier General William C Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey.  Section 04, Site 1002.

Arthur William Gillespie, June 27, 1942 – Feb 6, 2021. US Air Force, A2C.  Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Bloomfield, Missouri. Section J, Row 25, site 783.

Augusta Gillespie, Jr   b April 30, 1938. d May 11, 1997 Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, Suffolk Co, New York. Section 20, Site 1008,  US Army, SP4, VIETNAM

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Benton Spencer Gillespie, Dec 26, 1944 – Nov 22, 2022. US Army, SP5. Crossroads Baptist Road Cemetery, Dobson, North Carolina.

Bernard Gillespie  Dec 9, 1937 – July 11, 2018. US Army, SP5. Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas.  Section V, Row 0, Site 715.

Bernard J Gillespie from McHenry, Maryland. June 23, 1939 – August 16, 2004. CW4 .  82nd Airborne Division during Vietnam War.  St Mary’s Church Cemetery, Laurel, Maryland.

Bill U Gillespie April 15, 1945 – March 15, 1996. US Army, PFC. Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Section 37C, Row O, Site 518.

Billy R Gillespie Sr, August 16, 1949 – July 13, 2020. US Army, SP4.  Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Bobby E Gillespie  Sept 15, 1946 – August 12, 1996. US Army, PFC.  Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park , Rossville, Georgia.

Bobby L Gillespie Dec 9, 1950 – Jan 6, 2020. US Army, PFC. Floyd Memorial Gardens, Lumberton, North Carolina.

Bobby Lee Gillespie  May 15, 1948 – Jan 14, 2010. US Marine Corps, LCPL.  Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California. Section CBN, Row 3, Site 467.

Bobby Ray Gillespie Nov 13, 1946 – April 24, 2012. US Army. East Lawrence Memorial Gardens, Moulton, Alabama.

Boots M Gillespie  May 4, 1952 – June 25, 1991. US Army, PV1. Biloxi National Cemetery, Mississippi. Section C, Row 0, Site 135.

Bowen Edward Gillespie from Florida.  April 16, 1946. Died Nov 6, 2016. US Army, SP4. Bellefontaine Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

 

 

Bradford Basil Gillespie  May 29, 1938 – Dec 8, 2004. US Coast Guard, MKC. Williamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon. Section 5, Site 736.

Brian W Gillespie Aug 27, 1948 – May 23, 2022. US Army, Sergeant. Atlantic County Veterans Museum, May’s Landing, New Jersey.

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Chandler Gillespie Jr, Nov 2, 1942 – Dec 14, 2012. US Army, LTC, Western Carolina State Veteran Cemetery, Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Carl D Gillespie  August 9, 1945 – Dec 20, 1999. US Marine Corps, PFC. Calcutta U P Cemetery, East Liverpool, Ohio.

 

Captain Charles Gillespie, Feb 24, 1929 – Feb 28, 1986. Captain O-S US Navy,  held captive by N Vietnamese as a prisoner of war & brutally treated.

 

Charles B Gillespie, Jr   March 23, 1939 – Jan 8, 1998  US Air Force, SMSGT.  Evergreen Cemetery Park, Sumter, South Carolina.

Charles Dale Gillespie from Morgantown, West Virginia. Served in both Vietnam and Korean War.

Charles Daniel Gillespie May 28, 1943 – May 1, 2007. US Navy, SR. Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.

Charles David Gillespie  1943 – May 1, 2007. From Iowa. Navy.

Charles Thomas Gillespie, Sept 11, 1950 – Jan 1, 2017 South Carolina

Claude W Gillespie from Florida. Born Feb 28, 1947. Died Feb 15, 2014 from cancer caused by Agent Orange in War.

Clinton Gillespie  July 20, 1923 Utah – Dec 15, 2022. Fighter pilot with 185 missions F4D Phantom during 1968-69. Also served in Korean War. Later became Group Commander and had a military career.

 

Clint Gillespie, Jr July 11, 1952 – Dec 17, 1996. US Air Force, SGT.  Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, Theodore, Alabama.

Clyde W Gillispie  Nov 3, 1948-April 29, 1975 Butte Co, Nebraska

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Sgt Daniel Craig Gillespie 1947-1967  from Vermont,  died in Vermont. His mother, Caroline Dillingham Gillespie. Father Daniel Edward Gillespie 1922-2001. (They were married Feb 24, 1951)

David H Gillespie of Vermillion, Ohio. b March 6, 1950 in West Virginia. D Feb 24, 2022 in Ohio. Heavy vehicle driver in war.

David Lee Gillespie Sept 17, 1952 – August 2, 2002. US Army. Alta Vista Memorial Park, Alta Vista, Virginia.

Dennis Jerome Gillespie of Georgia, died 2003

Major Donald Gillespie from Camden, New Jersey. Born Oct 15, 1933. Died Sept 13, 2022.  Air Force. He also served in the Korean War.

Donald George Gillespie Sept 5, 1952 – May 4, 2001.  US Army, PFC.  City of Winnemucka Cemetery, Winnemucka, Nevada.

 

Donald James Gillespie, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. d Feb 1, 2020.  Buried Arlington Cem, VA.

 

 

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Edward Andrew Gillaspie,  from California. Service ID 2349921. Private First Class, 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, D Company. Rifleman. Born May 26, 1949. Died May 9, 1968 small arms fire. South Vietnam. Burial Memory Garden Memorial Park, Brea, Orange Co, California. Photo.

Edward W Gillespie Jan 1, 1938 – March 8, 2023. US Army, SGM. Augustus Lutheran Cemetery, Collegeville, Pennysylvania.

Elbert Gillespie of Fairfield, Texas. Oct 10, 1943. Died August 20, 2018.   US Army Sergeant.  He received the Purple Heart for his time in Vietnam. Salem Cemetery, Teague, Texas.

Ernest Gillespie Jr,     Oct 10, 1948 – Oct 25, 2006. US Navy, YN3. Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, West Virginia

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Francis Eugene Gillespie Sept 25, 1945 – May 20, 2023. US Army SP4 Chokio Cemetery, Chokio, Minnesota.

Frank Gillespie of California. b May 19, 1935. Died Jan 29, 2022 (was in Vietnam, but not sure if he was in the war).

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Gardest Gillespie March 14, 1943 – April 12, 2013. US Army.  Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, Indiana.

 

George Alexander Gillespie II, died Texas, buried Florida 2019. Lived in Minnesota for some time.

 

 

Gene Bradley Gillespie  Jan 25, 1947 – July 31, 2013.  US Air Force, SGT. Cannaday Cemetery, Floyd, Virginia.

George Dixon Gillespie, August 17, 1937 – Sept 3, 2019  US Navy, MAC.   Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho.

Grant C Gillespie Jr, Sept 8, 1950 – March 12, 2013. US Navy, AN. Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.  Section 25, Row 0, Site 113.

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Harry James Gillespie, April 4, 1931 – April 3, 2012.  US Army, SSG. Forest Lawn Garden Cemetery, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Harold Douglas Gillespie, June 29, 1947 – August 2, 2012. US Army. Forrest Hills Memory Gardens, Abingdon, Virginia

Howard R Gillespie August 7, 1934 – May 31, 2001. US Air Force, MSGT.   Lawson Cemetery, Holden, Missouri.

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Jackie Lee Gillespie Oct 30, 1949 – July 5, 2007. USA Army, PFC. Kevitt Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.

James C Gillespie, Jr    June 2, 1943 – March 28, 1998. US Army. Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, Nevada.

James E Gillespie March 25, 1949 – March 29, 2011. US Army, SGT. Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

James E Gillespie, May 24, 1943 – October 20, 2011. US Navy, EM3.  St Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Michigan.

James F Gillespie Dec 25, 1946 – Dec 22, 2006. US Army. Lawnview Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

James L Gillespie    April 23, 1950 – Oct 2, 2009. Dallas Forth Worth National Cemetery, Section 106, Row 0, Site 762.

 

 

James R Gillespie from Pennsylvania. b Dec 29, 1942. Died Jan 11, 2017 Oakwood, PA.

Private First Class James Roy Gillespie from Michigan, 1947 – 1968. Light Weapons Infantry. Died from multiple wounds.

James William Gillespie, June 22, 1955 – August 22, 2022. Air Force, SSGT.  Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Jerry Wayne Gillespie, July 22, 1947 – August 1, 1968. USA Army, SP4.  Browns Creek AME Zion Cemetery, Elizabethtown, North Carolina

Jerry Wayne Gillespie, May 8, 1951 – Jan 9, 2006. US Army SP4. Dierks Cemetery, Dierks, Arkansas.

Staff Sergeant Joe Gillespie from Texas. 1930 – 1967. Marine Corps. Died of multiple wounds.

John D Gillespie from Mahopa, New York. Born Oct 7, 1947-May 23, 2018. Stationed in Germany during the war.

John H Gillespie June 13, 1936 – Dec 20, 2000. US Navy CS3.  St Remy Rural Cemetery, Kingston, New York.

Joseph  T Gillespie  Dec 22, 1946 – Oct 21, 1997. US Navy, CA  St Mary’s Cemetery, Pittston, Pennsylvania.

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Kenneth G Gillespie  April 10, 1945 – Jan 8, 2009. US Army. Dunkard Ridge Cemetery, Hillboro, Ohio.

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Larry E Gillespie from California. Born in Washington State. Died Dec 28, 2005 in California. He was army in the Vietnam War.

Lewis James Gillespie Oct 14, 1946 – Jan 2, 2018. US Army, SP4. Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Seminole, Oklahoma

Master Sergeant Lloyd Dean Gillespie from Texas. Photo. 1934 – 1968. Light Weapons Infantry,  Died in air crash caused by hostile action.

Lloyd Wayne Gillespie March 19, 1944 – Oct 8, 2014. US Army, SGT. Grovelawn Cemetery, Pendleton, Indiana.

Lonnie Gillespie Jr, March 9, 1943 – Sept 26, 2007   US Army, SP5 Gethsemane Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.

Louis H Gillespie, March 7, 1935 – March 12, 1997. US Marine Corps, S SGT.   Forest Lawn Cemetery, Henrico, Virginia

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Petty Officer Second Class Martin L Gillespie, Jr. 1940 – 1966. Navy.  Died through multiple wounds.  Photo

Marvin Austin Gillespie July 29, 1936 – March 5, 1998. US Marine Corps, M SGT. Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky.

Michael W Gillespie July 9, 1949 – August 7, 2005. US Navy, CTT3.  St Charles Memorial Gardens, Saint Charles, Missouri.

Michael S Gillespie from West Virginia. b May 17, 1948. Died April 20, 2024.

Mickey Dean Gillespie  Dec 1, 1935 – July 25, 2009.  US Marine Corps, SGT.  McDowell Memorial Park, Marion, North Carolina.

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Paul Charles Gillespie, March 3, 1942-July 15, 2021, Oklahoma. Air Force.

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Ray Wesley Gillespie. d Nov 27, 2013. Hawaii

Robert Gillespie “Robert G” b Jan 15, 1955 PA. Died Las Vegas, Nevada 2002.

First Leutenant Robert James Gillespie, Jr.  from North Atteboro, Bristol, Massachusetts. Born Jan 12, 1942 – Aug 11, 1968.  Son of Robert Gillespie Sr, who produced the Gillespie newsletter for many years. Died from explosive device.  Photo

Ronald Gillespie from Florida. b Sept 11, 1935. Died Jan 19, 2015.

Staff Sergeant Roy Painter Gillespie, from Kentucky. 1942 – 1967. Died through multiple wounds by hostile enemy.  Photo.

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Thomas Brent Gillespie 1951 – Nov 7, 2025 Kentucky. Wife Teresa Wells, Obit in Kentucky deaths. Burial Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, KY.

 

 

 

Thomas D Gillespie of Muscative, Iowa. b Sept 29, 1944. D Aug 4, 2021.

 

 

 

Thomas Davis Gillaspie from Mississippi, First Lieutenant, Service ID 428887086. Field Artillery Unit Commander. Born Oct 17, 1946. Died through hostile action in plane crash. He was helicopter pilot. Photo. Burial Masonic Cemetery, Monticello, Lawrence Co, Mississippi.

Thomas Eugene Gillespie, drafted from Michigan, settled in Houston, Texas. Medical doctor. b May 29, 1937. D Sept 25, 2022.

Thomas J Gillespie 1949 – 1983 Nebraska

Thomas Frank Gillespie of North Carolina. Nov 1, 1947 – April 10, 2013. Lieutenant Colonel.  Air Force.

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Vernon Walter Gillespie of Virginia. B June 23, 1933 California. Died June 3, 2017. Military career. Was a LTC (retired), Lt Colonel.

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Wayne Bradford Gillespie of Clarksville, Tennessee. b March 4, 1940 in Norwood, Massachusetts. Died Oct 29, 2012. He was disabled from the war.

 

 

Staff Sergeant Wilbert Lee Gillespie, from Pennsylvania. 1942 – 1969 Army. Field Artillery Crew. Died of wounds. Photo

William P Gillespie  d Dec 29, 2024 Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.

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Yada James Washington Gillespie b July 1944 Michigan. Died June 27, 2023 Ohio.  SP5

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Total Records:  101 and 23 in newsletter = 124

Record Sources: Veteran’s Legacy Memorial.  US obituaries, HonorStates.org