Rossmiller, Keith J., MSG/1SG, OSD-DPMO wrote:

 Hello,

 I'm MSG Keith Rossmiller working at the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing  Personnel Office in Arlington, Va. I'm conducting research on a case  involving a missing Marine from Vietnam (See details below). I would  appreciate talking with any veterans familiar with this situation and  who could possibly provided information leading to a recovery.

 Thank you,

 MSG Keith Rossmiller

 31 May 68: Lance Corporal Charles H. Gatewood, Bravo 1/1, from Chicago,  Illinois, had been shot. He was immediately treated by a Corpsman, was  directed to move back to a helo landing zone about 100 meters to the  rear for evacuation, and was seen moving under his own power in that  direction. It wasn't until several days later, when Bravo 1/1 was  detached from duty with the 2/3 Marines and returned to their own  battalion, that it was realized that no medical facility had reported  receiving LCpl Gatewood for treatment. The two battlefields had been  thoroughly swept beginning on 01 June and all known dead and wounded had  been recovered; although no-one was looking for Gatewood specifically -  after all, he had been wounded and evacuated - he had not been found  during the sweeps. Simply stated, he had disappeared. Gatewood was  classed as Missing in Action and was carried in that status until 23 Sep  1975, when the Secretary of the Navy approved a Presumptive Finding of  Death. His remains have not been repatriated.