In Memory of Maj. Charles “Jerry” Huneycutt
Maj. Charles Jerome “Jerry” Huneycutt
1943–1967
BIRTH 20 JUN 1943
Morehead City, Carteret, North Carolina
DEATH 11 NOV 1967
Quang Tri, North Vietnam
FindAGrave Memorial with Photos
Major Jerry Huneycutt was the only son of the Rev Charles Jerome Huneycutt, Sr. and his wife Alice Alberta Piner. 1st. Lt. Huneycutt was assigned to the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang Airbase. He was the navigator of an RF-4C out of Da Nang Airbase that launched on the 10th and shot down on November 11, 1967. This was a two-ship formation that departed Da Nang on 10 November and diverted to an alternate target; both planes were destroyed. The remains of 1st Lt. Charles J. Huneycutt Jr. were returned by the Vietnamese in 1988; 21 years after being shot down.
He was awarded The Bronze Star Medal; The Purple Heart Medal and The Air Medal with Multiple Oak Leaf Clusters.
Maj. Jerry Huneycutt was not married.
He was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
VETERANS DAY 2020
Maj. Charles Jerome “Jerry” Huneycutt is my 3rd Cousin Once Removed.
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[1] Veterans Day image courtesy of https://investorplace.com/2018/11/veterans-day-images-to-share-online/
[2] http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/cjhuneycutt.htm
[3] http://ncgenweb.us/mecklenburg/huneycutt-charles-jerome/
[4] https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/24746/CHARLES-J-HUNEYCUTT-JR/
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