Name:
Pablo Gonzales
Rank:
Airman Apprentice
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Unit:
U.S.S. Guam
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Donna City Cemetery, Donna, Texas
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AA Gonzalez was born on July 15, 1956, in Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas. His father died in 1960 and his mother died in 1962, leaving young Pablo Gonzalez an orphan. He enlisted in the US Navy on May 20, 1976 and was assigned in USS Guam. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 20, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. He is now buried in Donna City Cemetery, Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.