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PERRY HENRY JEFFERSON
Major · U.S. Air Force
August 18, 1931 – April 3, 1969
Service recordPerry Henry Jefferson, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He was lost on April 3, 1969, in Ninh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 5
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 120 TFS 35 TFW
- Born
- August 18, 1931
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- April 3, 1969
- Province
- Ninh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Declared Dead
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
- First reported
- Missing in action
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date April 3, 1969; two of them were lost in Ninh Thuan Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 5
- RONALD VENTION HACKERSergeant · April 3, 1969
- LONNIE HILTON HENDRICKSONSpecialist Four · April 3, 1969
- JAMES HENRY HUFFLance Corporal · April 3, 1969
- JOHN THOMAS MONTGOMERYSpecialist Four · April 3, 1969
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 1966
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.