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JEFFREY THOMAS BEARDSLEY
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 26, 1949 – February 21, 1970
Service recordJeffrey Thomas Beardsley, of San Jose, California, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 21, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 40
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. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- April 26, 1949
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 21, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date February 21, 1970; two of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 40
- ROBERT LEE WILSONPrivate First Class · February 20, 1970
- VICTOR WOLF BADWAY JRLance Corporal · February 21, 1970
- THOMAS EUGENE BEWLEYCorporal · February 21, 1970
- RODERICK WESLEY CALHOUNLance Corporal · February 21, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LON DOUGHERTY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 41
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 1966
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.