Surname
Purcell
First name(s)
Gerard Thomas
Rank
Ens
Corps
RNZN
Service number
19469
Notes
Served in the RNZN, 1969–1995. Sent on USN Junior Officer Exchange in 1971. Served on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and destroyer USS William H. Standley (DLG-32) off the coast of North Vietnam. Retired as Lieutenant Commander.
Disclaimer
The Vietnam List is an updated version of New Zealand's original Vietnam nominal roll – the Flinkenberg List – compiled by Captain Con Flinkenberg in 1972. Name, rank and unit information are from New Zealand military pay records. Read more about the Vietnam List.
