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JERRY MONROE MCWHORTER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 1, 1939 – March 22, 1966
Service recordJerry Monroe McWhorter, of Cushing, Oklahoma, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 22, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 40
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- A BTRY 2 BN 13 ARTY 23 ARTY
- Born
- June 1, 1939
- Home of record
- Cushing, Oklahoma (Payne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 22, 1966
- Age
- 26
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date March 22, 1966. In March 1966, 564 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 40
- ROGER THOMAS OKAMOTOSecond Lieutenant · March 22, 1966
- JOHN CHESTER ROBERTSONCorporal · March 22, 1966
- RAYMOND WESLEY WILSONSergeant · March 22, 1966
- FRED YOUEL WRIGHT JRPrivate First Class · March 22, 1966
From Cushing
- RAYMOND DALE RHAMYPrivate First Class · June 25, 1967
- ROBERT HARRIS BRUNSLance Corporal · December 4, 1967
- ROBERT DON FAIRESSpecialist Four · January 26, 1968
- DENNIS RAY MASONPrivate First Class · May 1, 1968
- DENNIS OWEN CULLUMCorporal · May 17, 1968
- DANNY GENE WESTPrivate First Class · October 28, 1968
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.