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THOMAS WINFORD JACKSON
Senior Master Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
April 19, 1935 – June 22, 1972
Service recordThomas Winford Jackson, of Alexander City, Alabama, served as a Senior Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 22, 1972, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 48 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 48
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
- Senior Master Sergeant (SMSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- April 19, 1935
- Home of record
- Alexander City, Alabama (Tallapoosa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 22, 1972
- Age
- 37
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Heart Related
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date June 22, 1972; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Gia Dinh Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 48
- CHARLES LEWIS BUTLERLieutenant Colonel · June 21, 1972
- CORNER MACK DAVISSergeant · June 23, 1972
- GEORGE RICHARD HENSONStaff Sergeant · June 23, 1972
- JOHN LAWRENCE DILALLOChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 24, 1972
From Alexander City
- GORDON HERBERT DUNAWAYLance Corporal · August 12, 1966
- JOHN THOMAS ODOMPrivate First Class · February 18, 1967
- ALBERT FRANKLIN CLEVELANDPrivate · April 17, 1967
- JOSEPH ROBERT MITCHELL JRSecond Lieutenant · April 30, 1967
- MACWAYNE SPEAKSCaptain · March 27, 1968
- HARRY ELLIS HAYESFirst Lieutenant · March 31, 1970
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.