Colin Frank Jackson
Private First Class
L CO, 3RD BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Thousand Oaks, California
January 23, 1948 to May 18, 1967
COLIN F JACKSON is on the Wall at Panel 20E, Line 29

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A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 16 May 1967 the 3rd Bn, 4th Marines returned to the Dong Ha Combat Base, Vietnam, from Okinawa in order to conduct operations along the Demilitarized Zone.

On 18 May 1967 Dong Ha was hit by a barrage of 140mm rockets which killed eight men and wounded dozens more. The dead were

  • 238th Radar Det:
  • HQ Co, 11th Eng Bn:
    • Pfc William G. Fellinger, Dunkirk, NY

  • L Co, 3rd Bn, 4th Marines:
    • LCpl Michael C. Farrell, Riverside, MI
    • Pfc William A. Fish, Oakdale, CA
    • Pfc Colin F. Jackson, Thousand Oaks, CA
    • Pfc Kenneth D. Phares, Astoria, OR
    • Pfc Jimmie L. Thomas, Ocala, FL

  • C Btry, 2nd Bn, 94th Artillery:
    • PFC John C. Gainous, Port St Joe, FL

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