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CARL EDWIN JACKSON
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 28, 1930 – June 27, 1965
Service recordCarl Edwin Jackson, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 27, 1965, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 21
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- DET 12 1131 SP ACTY SQ
- Born
- January 28, 1930
- Home of record
- Natchitoches, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 27, 1965
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date June 27, 1965; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In June 1965, 146 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 2E, Line 21
- GEORGE PAUL ZUPANCICCorporal · June 26, 1965
- BILLIE LEROY ROTHStaff Sergeant · June 27, 1965
- MIKE GARCIA BUSTOSSpecialist Four · June 28, 1965
- JERRY RAY CAMPBELLPrivate · June 28, 1965
From Natchitoches
- ABELL MOSESPrivate First Class · October 5, 1965
- CARSON EARL HAIRELance Corporal · January 12, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD METOYERLance Corporal · August 31, 1966
- CARROLL L RODGERSStaff Sergeant · November 28, 1966
- OTIS LEWISPlatoon Sergeant · February 10, 1967
- CLARENCE EDGAR WATERSCorporal · September 12, 1967
- CHARLES DOTYPrivate First Class · November 8, 1967
- FREDDIE JAMES BENJAMINPrivate First Class · November 19, 1967
- TOMMY LLOYD WYATTCorporal · February 22, 1969
- ROBERT GLEN POTTERSpecialist Five · January 13, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.