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GARY WILLIAM JONES
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 6, 1950 – August 23, 1970
Service recordGary William Jones, of Houston, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 23, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 133 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 133
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- March 6, 1950
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 23, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 23, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 133
- JAMES ROBERT HUNTChief Petty Officer · August 23, 1970
- ARTHUR MEDINACorporal · August 23, 1970
- DAVID WILLIAM OSBORNEStaff Sergeant · August 23, 1970
- JOHN DAVID PHILLIPSChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 23, 1970
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.