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WILLIAM A JENNINGS III
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
May 22, 1944 – December 13, 1965
Service recordWilliam A Jennings III, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on December 13, 1965, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 15
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Machinegunner (0331)
- Born
- May 22, 1944
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 13, 1965
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date December 13, 1965; he was the only one lost in Quảng Tín Province that day. In December 1965, 326 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 15
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- LEO WILLIAM LEVESQUEPetty Officer Second Class · December 13, 1965
- NATHANIEL WASHINGTONPrivate · December 13, 1965
- PAUL JOSEPH SIMONCaptain · December 14, 1965
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- RALPH GARY TILLPrivate First Class · September 28, 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.