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JERRY ALLAN KAYS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 1, 1948 – January 9, 1970
Service recordJerry Allan Kays, of Sulphur, Kentucky, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 9, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 19
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Sulphur, Kentucky (Henry County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 9, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date January 9, 1970; seven of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 19
- GERALD ARTHUR JACKSONSecond Lieutenant · January 9, 1970
- CHARLES WILLIAM KLANCKESergeant · January 9, 1970
- ROGER RAY LEASERSpecialist Four · January 9, 1970
- TEDD MCCLUNE LEWISMajor · January 9, 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.