Captain Gordon Abner Hawkins served with the Advisory Team 27. He was killed in an aircraft crash in the Province Binh Dinh, Vietnam.

He graduated at the University of Georgia in 1965, where he was a member of the Rifle Team and commander of Company C

  • Rank: Captain
  • Date of birth:
  • 31 July 1937
  • Date of death: 11 June 1968
  • County: Blount
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade
  • Conflict: Vietnam
  • Awards: Bronze Star, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Shady Grove Cemetery, Miser Station, Blount County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XXII, Top Panel
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