PFC - E3 - United States Army
11B10 - Infantryman
E Company, 2nd Battalion
196th Light Infantry Brigade

Americal Division

Tour began on May 16, 1969
19 Years Old
Salina, Kansas
June 16, 1950 to August 27, 1969

Larry Ricci remembers Rodger...

There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him.  We were working with the rf
when we walked into an ambush.  He was up front in the lead with several rf's.  There
were 6 rf's between us when we got hit.  We pulled back not knowing that he had been
hit.  We went back through the village and found him.  August 27th is a day that is
hard to live with.  My father-in-law passed away three years ago on August 27th, so
it brought back some memories.

The Salina Journal
Sunday, August 31, 1969

Vietnam Claims Salina Soldier

PFC Rodger Lee Jameson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jameson has been
killed in action in Vietnam, his parents learned Saturday.

Jameson was attached to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 196th Light Infantry
Brigade, Americal Division, which for several days has been battling the enemy
in the rolling hills of the Song Chang Valley 31 miles southwest of Da Nang.

Jameson was killed Wednesday during a combat operation in the area.

He was born June 16, 1950 in Salina and was a lifelong resident.  He graduated
from Salina High School in 1968.  He volunteered for the draft and entered the
Army November 18, 1968.  He went to Vietnam May 18.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.

Also surviving are a brother, Richard, a sister, Rhonda, and the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Humbarger.

No funeral arrangements have been made.

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