caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
gordon d. gayle 1939-1968 historian 25px & nbsp ; united states marine corps deputy , u.s. forces , japan assistant chief of staff , g-3 , headquarters farnham , virginia april 21 , 2013 -lrb- aged 95 -rrb- tulsa , oklahoma usa united states of america navy cross legion of merit place of burial '' ` world war ii '' ' september 13 , 1917 18px brigadier general gordon d. gayle.jpg gordon d. gayle
 gordon d. gayle
gordon d. gayle

gordon donald gayle -lrb- september 13 , 1917 -- april 21 , 2013 -rrb- was a united states marine corps brigadier general and historian .
he was born in tulsa , oklahoma .
