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GLEN ALAN JACKSON III
Constructionman · U.S. Navy
July 26, 1949 – January 31, 1970
Service recordGlen Alan Jackson III, of Lockport, Illinois, served as a Constructionman in the U.S. Navy. He died on January 31, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 86
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. Navy
- Rank
- Constructionman (CN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Builder (BU)
- Born
- July 26, 1949
- Home of record
- Lockport, Illinois (Will County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 86
- GUY THOMAS MCAULEYLance Corporal · January 31, 1970
- ALAN BRIAN PARTRIDGEWarrant Officer 1 · January 31, 1970
- ONEIL J PELLEGRIN JRCorporal · January 31, 1970
- NORWOOD ROLAND RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · January 31, 1970
From Lockport
- JOHN STEVEN AMBROSINISpecialist Four · January 30, 1968
- WILLIAM EUGENE CARROLLPrivate First Class · March 27, 1968
- PAUL HENRY STEIN JRCorporal · April 5, 1968
- FRANK JAY STRNADLance Corporal · June 22, 1968
- GARY STEVEN JOHNSONLance Corporal · July 18, 1968
- LEO JUAN MILLERPetty Officer Second Class · November 22, 1968
- ROBERT LEE MITCHELLSpecialist Four · March 18, 1969
- CHATWIN ARNOLD STROTHERSpecialist Four · May 29, 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.