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JACK THOMAS NEGUS
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 15, 1951 – May 19, 1970
Service recordJack Thomas Negus, of Melvindale, Michigan, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on May 19, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 65 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 65
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- General Construction Equipment Operator (62J)
- Born
- September 15, 1951
- Home of record
- Melvindale, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 19, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date May 19, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 65
- THOMAS WAYNE JOHNSONCorporal · May 19, 1970
- LANNY GUY LADOUCEURFirst Lieutenant · May 19, 1970
- ROGER THOMAS LAGODZINSKIStaff Sergeant · May 19, 1970
- BOBBY JOE LEMONSSergeant · May 19, 1970
From Melvindale
- DANIEL KNARIANLance Corporal · May 20, 1966
- JIMMIE ANDREW HERRERACorporal · January 24, 1967
- CECIL DARRELL MCCANNSpecialist Four · March 7, 1967
- RICHARD WELLS SANDIFERPetty Officer First Class · November 3, 1967
- DOUGLAS ONEILL DAVISStaff Sergeant · February 22, 1968
- GARY BRUCE NICHOLSSpecialist Four · May 7, 1969
- JOHN ALBERT KIMZEYStaff Sergeant · March 30, 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.