11 INF BDE

1ST INF RGT

Jerry Wayne Laney

Private First Class
B CO, 3RD BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 11 INF BDE
Army of the United States
01 August 1948 - 15 January 1969
Monroe, North Carolina
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Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Jerry Wayne Laney

18 Oct 2007

To My Special Brother
Wayne Laney

You were only 20 years old and gone from our lives forever. We didn't have a chance to say goodbye or let you know how proud we were or to tell you once again that we loved you. But you were so brave and for that we will always honor you.

Soon your family will be recognized during The Moving Wall Ceremony that is coming to Indian Trail, NC. You will be one of 18 fallen heroes to be remembered and honored from Union County, NC.

See you in Heaven, my beloved brother,

Your Sister forever,
Lottie Watkins
Monroe, NC
E-mail address is not available.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The III MAF Significant Events report for 15 January 1969 contains an entry stating that B and D Companies, 3/1 Infantry, engaged an enemy force 11 kilometers south-southwest of Quang Ngai City. Five Americans died in the fighting which ensued:
  • B Company:
    • SP4 Marvin F. Wehr, Sigourney, IA
    • SP4 Marion Witherspoon, Charleston, SC
    • PFC Jerry W. Laney, Monroe, NC
    • PFC John M. Trejo, Pomona, CA

  • D Company:
    • SGT William C. Olson, Russell, PA




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 18 Oct 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009