No. 1 KIA 12-13-65 CPL WILLIAM A JENNINGS, 3RD 1963 GRADUATE INDUCTED TO WALL OF HONOR 08-2025

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SECURITY PLATOON ENGAGEMENT 3 KM SW OF QUE SON, 3rd Platoon - On December 10, a Company D platoon, which included CPL Jennings was sent to provide security for a downed helicopter in the vicinity of Thang Tay hamlet, Que Son District during Operation Harvest Moon.  The Marines encountered an enemy force and exchanged automatic weapons and rifle fire that wounded several men. Seriously wounded Cpl Jennings was evacuated first to Chu Lai and then to the 8th USA Field Hospital in Nha Trang where he died of his wounds from the hostile rifle fire.

Name: CPL William Albert Jennings, 3rd (05-22-44 to 12-13-65)
Roy Miller High School: 1st Casualty
Graduated from Roy Miller: 1963
Branch: US Marines
Time In Service: 03 yr
MOS: 0331: MACHINE GUNNER
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Age at Loss: 21yrs old
Tour of Duty: Start not recorded to 12-13-65
Incident Date: 12-10-65 (died from wounds - 12-13-65)
Incident Location: Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam
From: Corpus Christi, Texas

Medals Include: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Combat Action Ribbon; Purple Heart Medal