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WARNER CRAIG JACOBSON
Captain · U.S. Army
June 4, 1942 – June 22, 1968
Service recordWarner Craig Jacobson, of Fresno, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 22, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 55W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 55W · Line 18
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Unit Commander (1193)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- June 4, 1942
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 22, 1968
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 22, 1968; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1968, 1,257 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 55W, Line 18
- CHARLES KENTON BURKART JRLance Corporal · June 22, 1968
- GEORGE CRAWFORD CURRIELance Corporal · June 22, 1968
- FREDDY GREENESpecialist Four · June 22, 1968
- TATE TALMAGE HACKNEY IIIStaff Sergeant · June 22, 1968
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 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.