15 Nov 2002 Local Soldier Is Vietnam War Victim Cpl. Jerry R. Howerton, 21, of 812 Eight St., was killed Sunday while serving with the Marines near Da Nang, Vietnam. He is the son of Mrs. Marie Heslep, 812 Eight St., and Ernest Howerton of Willoughby. Cpl. Howerton was serving his second enlistment in the Marines and his third tour of duty in Vietnam. He had been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received earlier. He was a graduate of Portsmouth West High School, where he was a member of the football team. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Robert, who is serving with the Army and is scheduled to go to Vietnam; two sisters, Mrs. Connie Bennett of Carey's Run and Mrs. Linda Stewart of Norfolk, Va., and several nieces and nephews. You are gone but not forgotten Placed by a friend, Randy Jackson ranjac42@msn.com

 

13 Dec 2003 Although I was your cousin by marriage, you and my brother Albert gave all so that my grandchildren, children, and myself may be free. I will never forget you, Jerry, or your sacrifice. Merele E. Vinson Adrian, Michigan mvinson1209@earthlink.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall Delta Company, 1/1 Marines, is known to have lost four men on 23 February 1969: CPL Jerry R. Howerton, Portsmouth, OH PFC James E. Cummings, Buffalo, NY PFC John J. Kenney, Somerville, MA PFC Ronald McIntosh, Booneville, KY

Contact Us

© Copyright 1997-2019 www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd ®(TM)

Last update 08/15/2019.