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HAROLD DANA JONES
Major · U.S. Air Force
March 18, 1934 – June 3, 1972
Service recordHarold Dana Jones, of Jefferson, New York, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 3, 1972, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 34 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 34
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 18, 1934
- Home of record
- Jefferson, New York (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 3, 1972
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date June 3, 1972; he was the only one lost in Kon Tum Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Kon Tum Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 34
- BARTLEY ALLEN WALLACESergeant First Class · May 31, 1972
- MONT STEVE SMOOTSpecialist Four · June 1, 1972
- JOE WOFFORD EUBANKSCaptain · June 2, 1972
- FREDERICK N SUTTLE JRCaptain · June 2, 1972
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.