THE WALL OF FACES

PFC Jerry W. Brannock was a Heavy Vehicle Driver serving with the 360th Transportation Company, 24th Transportation Battalion, 124th Transportation Command, Army Support Command Cam Ranh Bay, 1st Logistical Command, U.S. Army Republic of Vietnam. The 24th Transportation Battalion arrived in South Vietnam on June 24, 1966, as part of the second large build-up of troops following 1965’s initial deployment. The 24th was attached to the 124th Transportation Command and U.S. Army Support Command at Cam Ranh Bay. It served as the major logistics base and conducted haul missions throughout the southern II Corps Tactical Zone. On December 11, 1967, Brannock was driving in Pleiku Province when he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. He was initially reported as missing; his remains were recovered and positively identified three days later. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org; death announcement taken from the Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, NC), December 15, 1967, courtesy of Alison Thurman, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC]

Taken from the Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, NC), December 20, 1967, courtesy of Alison Thurman, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

Dear Jerry, I am so thankful for your service. And so very proud I knew you and was able to have you as a friend. You will never be forgotten.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. May you rest in eternal peace.

Private First Class Jerry Wayne Brannock, Served with the 360th Transportation Company, 24th Transportation Battalion, 124th Transportation Command, United States Army Support Command (Cam Ranh Bay), 1st Logistical Command, United States Army Vietnam.