Title
Private First Class Wordell Gaines
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Marine Corps
United States. Marine Corps--African Americans
Description
Pfc. Wordell Gaines was killed on March 22, 1968, while serving with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. Pfc. Gaines was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Nixon of Tuscaloosa and was a graduate of Druid High School.
A photo of Pfc. Gaines' grave can be found at this site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81144498.
Pfc. Gaines' Virtual Wall site can be found here: http://www.virtualwall.org/dg/GainesWx01a.htm
A photo of Pfc. Gaines' grave can be found at this site: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81144498.
Pfc. Gaines' Virtual Wall site can be found here: http://www.virtualwall.org/dg/GainesWx01a.htm
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Virtual Wall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Publisher
Tuscaloosa News
Date
March 28, 1968
March 29, 1968
April 14, 1968
March 29, 1968
April 14, 1968
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Type
Newspaper
Identifier
1916
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Newspaper