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RUDOLPH JACKYMACK
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 1, 1944 – May 4, 1966
Service recordRudolph Jackymack, of Detroit, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 26 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 26
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 1, 1944
- Home of record
- Detroit, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 4, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 4, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 125 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 26
- MALAKIA JACKSON JRPrivate First Class · May 4, 1966
- CHARLES ROBERT KESTERSONMajor · May 4, 1966
- JIMMY MCDONALD MALONEStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- FAIRLEY WAIN MILLSSpecialist Four · May 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- CARY CRADDOCKSergeant · Panel 7E, Line 24
From Detroit
- SAMUEL EUGENE HURDAirman Third Class · January 3, 1964
- LEO BERT ABRAMOSKICaptain · July 28, 1964
- GEORGE PAUL ZUPANCICCorporal · June 26, 1965
- MARSHALL DANIEL HOLMANPrivate First Class · July 9, 1965
- ELIAS BELL JRCorporal · July 13, 1965
- ARTHUR F HAMMARSTROM JRLieutenant Colonel · July 24, 1965
- JAMES THOMAS CLARKPrivate · August 17, 1965
- BRUCE JAMES HENRICHPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- ROBERT TAGLIONESergeant · August 18, 1965
- MERRILL LAGENE LANTRYCorporal · September 2, 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.