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WILLIAM EUGENE JACKSON
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
January 16, 1928 – February 5, 1964
Service recordWilliam Eugene Jackson, of Pontiac, Michigan, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 5, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Panel 1E · Line 42
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- SPECIAL FORCES
- Born
- January 16, 1928
- Home of record
- Pontiac, Michigan (Oakland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 5, 1964
- Age
- 36
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 5, 1964. In February 1964, 11 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1E, Line 42
- BRYFORD GLENN METOYERFirst Lieutenant · January 18, 1964
- JOHN LEROY STRALEYPrivate First Class · January 18, 1964
- DAVID THOMPSONSergeant First Class · January 27, 1964
- ROBERT LYMAN TAYLORStaff Sergeant · February 1, 1964
From Pontiac
- THOMAS DANIEL WHITLOCKLieutenant Colonel · November 1, 1964
- HONORIO RAMIREZ JRSergeant · June 23, 1966
- VICTOR RONALD HOYTSergeant · December 27, 1966
- MICHAEL LEE ELMYPrivate First Class · May 9, 1967
- GEORGE RAY FAYFIE EDWARDSSpecialist Five · May 17, 1967
- FREDERICK HUGO LIMINGAPrivate First Class · June 22, 1967
- ANDREAS MCCURRYSpecialist Four · July 4, 1967
- BERNIE LEE TATESpecialist Four · July 12, 1967
- BOBBY DALE STEVENSONPetty Officer First Class · October 8, 1967
- EMIL GEORGE MEGIVERONPrivate First Class · October 17, 1967
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.