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MICHAEL GILBERT JONES
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 12, 1947 – June 9, 1970
Service recordMichael Gilbert Jones, of St Louis, Missouri, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 9, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 33
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
- Food Service Specialist (94B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- December 12, 1947
- Home of record
- St Louis, Missouri (St Louis (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 9, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date June 9, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 33
- ROBERT JUNIOR GARRETTCorporal · June 9, 1970
- JOHN ALBERT GIOIAConstructionman · June 9, 1970
- ROBBY DAVID HANVEYLance Corporal · June 9, 1970
- BARRY WAYNE HILBRICHCaptain · June 9, 1970
Same unit, same day
- FRANK JOSEPH QUINLAN JRSpecialist Five · Panel 9W, Line 35
From St Louis
- EDDIE LOUIS SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 4, 1964
- GERALD ROBERT KEENEYSpecialist Five · December 28, 1964
- HAROLD DALE MEYERKORDLieutenant · March 16, 1965
- GEORGE CRAIG SMITHMajor · April 3, 1965
- TERRY WAYNE MILLSSpecialist Four · April 19, 1965
- DONNIE D EZELLStaff Sergeant · April 24, 1965
- RONALD JOHN WARRENStaff Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- DALE LEROY TOOLOOSEWarrant Officer 1 · September 2, 1965
- JOSEPH L TSCHAMBERSPrivate First Class · September 2, 1965
- ANTHONY ROY HARDIESpecialist Four · October 28, 1965
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.