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RICHARD DALE JENKS
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
October 10, 1944 – December 13, 1967
Service recordRichard Dale Jenks, of San Bernardino, California, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on December 13, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 31E, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31E · Line 89
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- October 10, 1944
- Home of record
- San Bernardino, California (San Bernardino County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 13, 1967
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date December 13, 1967; six of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31E, Line 89
- SIM SMEDDLEY STEVERSONPlatoon Sergeant · December 13, 1967
- KENNETH R STUBBLEFIELDPlatoon Sergeant · December 13, 1967
- JAMES GOODWIN WHALEYSpecialist Four · December 13, 1967
- IAN WILLIAM ADAMITZSpecialist Four · December 14, 1967
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT DEWITT BERTASpecialist Four · Panel 31E, Line 85
From San Bernardino
- ELGIN LEROY STIRLINGPrivate First Class · July 12, 1965
- FRANK COSME ALCANTARLance Corporal · September 26, 1965
- ROY HOWARD BOWLINGCaptain · November 17, 1965
- FEDERICO SILVALance Corporal · December 18, 1965
- DENNIS DONALD BACKENPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- RICHARD RANGELSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- LOUIS PETER HERNANDEZPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID LEE FORCESecond Lieutenant · March 9, 1966
- GABRIEL GALLEGOSPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- AGAPITO MOLINA JRCorporal · July 27, 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.