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LLOYD WILNER JACKSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 12, 1948 – May 7, 1970
Service recordLloyd Wilner Jackson, of Austin, Nevada, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 124
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 12, 1948
- Home of record
- Austin, Nevada (Lander County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1970; seven of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 124
- THOMAS EARL HASLETCorporal · May 7, 1970
- LAWRENCE JOHN HERMAN IIIChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 7, 1970
- WILLIAM ERAY HOWELLSergeant · May 7, 1970
- ARTHUR NELSON KANGASSpecialist Four · May 7, 1970
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT FRANCIS BERGERCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 121
- PETER ALLAN COOKPrivate First Class · Panel 11W, Line 122
- LAWRENCE EUGENE FLETCHERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11W, Line 123
- JOSE ALBERTO GONZALEZCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 123
- ROBERT RAYMOND LOHENRYCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 125
- DAVID CARROLL MCCRANIESergeant · Panel 11W, Line 126
- JOSEPH VERN REDMONDStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 128
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.