Corp James Buckner Hall

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Birth
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Death
4 Jan 1968 (aged 21)
Bình Dương, Vietnam
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 13 Site 14682-1
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James was a son of Col. Glenn O. Hall, Sr. and Mildred Odely Buckner. He graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany, in June of 1964.

James was drafted, and began his tour in Vietnam on October 26, 1967, just after his 21st birthday. He was killed in action 2 months and 9 days later. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

--Vietnam War Military Casualties--
Name: James Buckner Hall
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1946
Tour Start Date: 26 Oct 1967
Death Date: 4 Jan 1968
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Home City: Rockville
Home State: Maryland
Religion: Methodist
Marital Status: Single
Citizen Status: U.S.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Military Region 3 - Binh Duong
Casualty Type: Hostile – Killed
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service branch: Department of the Army
Military Grade: Corporal
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry
Company: A Company
Regiment: 27th Infantry
Battalion: 1st Battalion
James was a son of Col. Glenn O. Hall, Sr. and Mildred Odely Buckner. He graduated from Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany, in June of 1964.

James was drafted, and began his tour in Vietnam on October 26, 1967, just after his 21st birthday. He was killed in action 2 months and 9 days later. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

--Vietnam War Military Casualties--
Name: James Buckner Hall
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1946
Tour Start Date: 26 Oct 1967
Death Date: 4 Jan 1968
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: Caucasian
Home City: Rockville
Home State: Maryland
Religion: Methodist
Marital Status: Single
Citizen Status: U.S.
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam
Province: Military Region 3 - Binh Duong
Casualty Type: Hostile – Killed
Casualty Reason: Multi-Fragment Wounds
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service branch: Department of the Army
Military Grade: Corporal
Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry
Company: A Company
Regiment: 27th Infantry
Battalion: 1st Battalion

Inscription


BELOVED SON
JAMES B. HALL
CORPORAL
UNITED STATES ARMY
17 SEPT. 1946 - 4 JAN. 1968

Gravesite Details

Shared Headstone - with his parents