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94.3 the Wolf Country That'll Make You Howl!
KSP Post Four participating in escort of Vietnam soldier to Berea Cemetery
A Kentucky veteran declared killed in action during the Vietnam War will be laid to rest this week.
The Kentucky State Police will provide an escort for the remains of U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Henry Gerald Gish, who will be laid to rest in the Berea Cemetery on Saturday, September 20.
According to the KSP, Gish’s remains will arrive at Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport Thursday morning. Troopers from KSP Posts Four, Seven, and Eleven will join together to lead the escort to Berea, where Gish will be buried with full military honors.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Gish was assigned to a classified radar site in Laos, and on March 11, 1968, his position was attacked and overrun by Vietnamese commandos, forcing them to seek safety on the narrow edge of a steep mountain. Helicopters rescued eight men, but Gish and 10 other Americans were declared killed in action and were unable to be recovered.
After efforts over many years to survey the area, Gish’s remains were recovered as part of two joint recovery operations between mid-January and late March of this year. Gish’s remains were identified in a DPAA laboratory following scientific analysis.
More information on Gish can be found in his obituary from Lakes Funeral Home in Berea and from the DPAA.
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