Vietnam
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Sioux
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade:
1st Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
1st Marine Division
Listed on/in the:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
Circumstances:
During the month of March the Battalion was carrying out it combat operations in the Dien Ban and Hieu Nhon District of Quang Nam Province. On March 21, a patrol in the vicinity of the Thanh Tam village complex detonated a mine, and PFC Jamerson was wounded by shrapnel from the explosion. Evacuated to the NSA Station Hospital in DaNang, he died on April 5 from the injuries he had sustained from the hostile explosive device.
Biography:
He was born in Fort Yates, ND. He is buried in Messiah Church Cemetery - Little Eagle, SD. He received a posthumous promotion to Lance Corporal.