Jerry Dale Cantrell
Private First Class
D CO, 1ST BN, 11TH INFANTRY, 5TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Benton, Arkansas
August 15, 1949 to July 30, 1969
JERRY D CANTRELL is on the Wall at Panel W20, Line 75

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Jerry D Cantrell
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19 Nov 2001

Jerry was the first boy to let me wear his football jacket.
I was in the 7th grade.

My Dad was instrumental in having the Vietnam Memorial built in Saline County.
When I saw Jerry's name, it broke my heart.
I still see him smiling, wearing his Bulldog letterman's jacket.

A memorial from a friend,
Donna Hill
E-Mail address not available


 
26 May 2006

Jerry Cantrell was my cousin. We were just two months apart in age, and we grew up together in a small rural community near Benton, Arkansas.

I attended Jerry's funeral in 1969, and it was one of the saddest days of my life. He was buried at Gravel Hill Cemetery, which is located on Highway 9 South in Saline County, Arkansas, near his boyhood home.

Jerry was a dear, sweet young man. I think of him often, and I miss him.

From a cousin,
Donna L. Taylor
dl_taylor@comcast.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, lost five men on 30 July 1969:
  • SFC Eugene M. Robinson, Germany, "A" Company
  • SP4 Wilbert E. Jones, Eden, NC, "B" Company
  • SP4 Perlum M. Parker, Atlanta, GA, "B" Company
  • PFC John R. Stashonsky, Old Hickory, TN, "B" Company
  • PFC Jerry D. Cantrell, Benton, AR, "D" Company

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