treetop Posted December 1, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2016 Major Gerald Devlin passed on Veterans day 2 weeks ago at the age of 83. Ranger Devlin fought in the Korean war with the 187th Airborne. He was promoted from Msg to Officer. He next fought in Viet Nam as an advisor th the Vietnameese 44th Ranger Bn. While leading a long battle in which the Rangers were badly outnumbered, a Mortar round landed in the canal next to Devlin blowing canal water up his intestines exploding them. Severely injured as he was, Devlin stayed and directed the attack till the next day when he was evacuated. He next spent a year in the hospital. Following his "Recovery", he was re deployed back to Nam, but in an administrative position. Jerry suffered stomach issues all along. He was awarded the DSC for his actions with the Rangers and was also inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame.He authored the book "Paratrooper!", "Return to Corregador": and a book on glider troops history, "Silent Wings" He was working on a book about Gen. Yarborough at the time of his death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted December 1, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2016 RIP...Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 1, 2016 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks for the notification treetop, sorry to hear this, a great fan of his two books on WWII Airborne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 1, 2016 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2016 Great soldier and historian. R.I.P. Major Devlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted December 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted December 2, 2016 RIP....thats sad to hear...i had the honor of talking to him for a bit at the SOS a few years back, had a great conversation about 187th helmet tac markings...great guy.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted December 2, 2016 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2016 How sad. I loved his books. Still do. R.I.P. Major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder505 Posted December 2, 2016 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2016 Enjoyed talking to him at the SOS a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted December 3, 2016 Share #8 Posted December 3, 2016 Sorry to hear, he wrote some great books! RIP SIr! BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 3, 2016 Share #9 Posted December 3, 2016 A sad day indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted December 3, 2016 Share #10 Posted December 3, 2016 I think his name is actually Gerard Devlin. Sad passing, to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanus Posted December 21, 2016 Share #11 Posted December 21, 2016 I think his name is actually Gerard Devlin. Sad passing, to be sure. Yes it is Gerard. Jerry for his friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 27, 2017 Share #12 Posted November 27, 2017 A must add. Came across this superb photo of Gerald when he was a young vet, and still an EM. Photo would date we should say sometime in 1952 before the Infantry Blue Distinctives came out in August of that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike kelso Posted November 27, 2017 Share #13 Posted November 27, 2017 Sad to hear. I met and spoke with him on several occasions. RIP Ranger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted December 4, 2017 Share #14 Posted December 4, 2017 RIP to one of the best of the best. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 26, 2023 Share #15 Posted October 26, 2023 Just seen this, from 2020, a politician wanted Devlin to be Retroactively awarded the Medal of Honor. Just checked around, as of this date, seems like it hasn't been successful, maybe it still might go through https://www.postandcourier.com/militarydigest/rep-joe-cunningham-asks-army-to-consider-sc-vietnam-war-veteran-for-medal-of-honor/article_7acf220e-831b-11ea-a1b3-bb7778823c8b.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted October 29, 2023 Share #16 Posted October 29, 2023 Sorry to read this. He was a great soldier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan Posted November 15, 2023 Share #17 Posted November 15, 2023 RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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