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CHARLES THOMAS JONES
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
October 22, 1946 – June 25, 1971
Service recordCharles Thomas Jones, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 25, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 88 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 88
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. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- October 22, 1946
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 25, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date June 25, 1971; five of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 88
- ROBERT LEE MORGANFLASHStaff Sergeant · June 24, 1971
- ALBERT PARKER CARDENCaptain · June 25, 1971
- RICHARD NORMAN LEESpecialist Four · June 25, 1971
- RUBIN MATHIS IISpecialist Five · June 25, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ALBERT PARKER CARDENCaptain · Panel 3W, Line 88
- LOUIS JOHN SPEIDELCaptain · Panel 3W, Line 89
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 1966
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.