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JAMES HOWARD JONES
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
April 1, 1947 – August 1, 1968
Service recordJames Howard Jones, of Beltsville, Maryland, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 1, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 50W, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 50W · Line 43
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- April 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Beltsville, Maryland (Prince George's County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 1, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date August 1, 1968; nine of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 50W, Line 43
- DAVID LEE HOPKINSSecond Lieutenant · August 1, 1968
- LARRY WAYNE HOWELance Corporal · August 1, 1968
- GUADALUPE MENDOZA LEALPrivate First Class · August 1, 1968
- JAMES RONALD WILLISCorporal · August 1, 1968
From Beltsville
- GARLAND CLAUDE BOBBITTSergeant · March 17, 1966
- JOHN DAVID KRAMERSecond Lieutenant · May 25, 1966
- DAVID ELMER WELCHStaff Sergeant · March 14, 1967
- THOMAS EDWARD JONES JRFirst Lieutenant · March 21, 1969
- ROGER WAYNE BISHOPCorporal · September 7, 1969
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.