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First Name: Jack

Last Name: Beard

Birthplace: Boonsboro, MD, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Middle Name: Allen



Date of Birth: 12 February 1946

Date of Death: 05 February 1968

Rank: Sergeant

Years Served:
Jack Allen Beard

   
Engagements:
•  Vietnam War (1960 - 1973)

Biography:

Jack Allen Beard

Sergeant, U.S. Army

Jack Allen Beard was born on 12 February 1946 in Boonsboro, MD.

On 5 February 1968, SP4 Jack Allen Beard was serving as an infantryman with A Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam.

On that day, SP4 Beard was killed in action by multiple fragmentation wounds. He received a posthumous promotion to Sergeant. His body was recovered.

Badge and Medals

Combat Infantryman Badge
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Honors

The name Jack A Beard is located on Panel 37E Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Burial

Sergeant Jack Allen Beard is buried at Rest Haven Cemetery in Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.

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Honoree ID: 3432   Created by: MHOH

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