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JERALD DALE WEST
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 13, 1946 – January 31, 1970
Service recordJerald Dale West, of Bloomingdale, Michigan, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 31, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 87
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 13, 1946
- Home of record
- Bloomingdale, Michigan (Van Buren County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; nine of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 87
- JOHN THOMAS RODGERSSergeant · January 31, 1970
- EDWARD ARNOLD ROZELLLance Corporal · January 31, 1970
- WILLIAM HENRY SMITH JRSpecialist Four · January 31, 1970
- DONALD LLOYD SWANSONCaptain · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL LORRELL ARRANTSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 14W, Line 82
- JOHN LAWRENCE BEEKCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 82
- PAUL BARKLEY BOWMANCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 83
- JERRY DAVID DENNYCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 83
- RONALD JOE FULTONChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 14W, Line 84
- ROGER LEE GIVENSSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 84
- NORWOOD ROLAND RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 14W, Line 86
- JOHN THOMAS RODGERSSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 87
From Bloomingdale
- RONALD KENNETH SWEETLANDSpecialist Four · November 28, 1971
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.