James Tucker Stovall (1945 - 1968)

Born 1 Jun 1945 in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, USA

Died 7 Nov 1968 at age 23 in Vietnam War, South Vietnam

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Biography

2Lt Jimmy Stovall served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started: Oct 1967
Unit(s): 3rd Marine Regiment; 3rd Marine Division
Service ended: 7 Nov 1968

This profile is part of the Stovall Name Study.

James Tucker Stovall was born on 1 Jun 1945 in Wharton, Wharton County, Texas, USA, son of Walter Durrell Stovall (1907 - 1952) and Mae Emma (Farris) Stovall (1909 - 1967). Birth: "Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997: "Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.

Parents and Siblings:

Walter Stovall and Mae Farris

Walter Durrell Stovall, Jr.

Phyllis Stovall

Spouse:

Carol Sewell of Brownfield

His brother was Walter Durrell Jr (1931 - 2011).He also has two sisters, Phyllis Stovall Fralick and Patti Stovall Hanson, both from Katy Texas.

He moved with his family to Palestine when he was a second grader and was a co-captain of the 1962 football team and graduate from Palestine High School in 1963. He also attended Navarro Junior College at Corsicana, Texas^[1], where he was named "Most Popular Boy" on campus.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from McMurray College at Abilene in August 1967. He was vice-president of the senior class and a member of Alpha Sigma Chi Social Club. He was a guard on the McMurray football team and was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.

In October 1967, he entered service and received his basic training at Quantico, Virginia and engineers training at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. He was commissioned a second lieutenant on January 5, 1968. ^[2]

Lt. Stovall died November 7, 1968 from wounds received while on active duty with the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War. Death: "U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998: "Ancestry.com. U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 [Archival Database]; Records on Military Personnel Who Died, Were Missing in Action or Prisoners of War as a Result of the Vietnam Conflict, 1/20/1967-12/1998; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

He is buried at the Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County, Texas, USAFind A Grave: Memorial #15617999

'His name is found on Panel 39W, Row 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the college's field house and gymnasium at McMurray College was named in honor of Lt. Stovall.

Wall Name

JAMES T STOVALL'^[3]

Date of Birth: 6/1/1945

Date of Casualty: 11/7/1968

Home of Record: PALESTINE

County of Record:ANDERSON COUNTY

State:TX

Branch of Service:MARINE CORPS

Rank:2LT

Panel/Row:39W, 35

Casualty Province: QUANG TRI

James Tucker Stovall

United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War

Name James Tucker Stovall

Event Type Death

Event Date 07 Nov 1968

Event Place , , South Vietnam

Military Tour Date 06 Sep 1968

Casualty Type Hostile, Died

Casualty Cause Note Other Explosive Device

Military Unit Marine Corps

Military Component Reserve

Military Command 3rd Mar Div

Military Regiment 3rd Marines

Military Battalion 3rd Bn

Military Company or Battery L Co

Military Rank Second Lieutenant

Service Number 0105279

Birth Date 01 Jun 1945

Residence Place Palestine, Texas, United States

Panel 39W

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.navarrocollege.edu/
2. ↑ (Source: Palestine Herald Press 11-10-1968)
3. ↑ http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of- Faces/50180/JAMES-T-STOVALL

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXB-NGF : 12 December 2014), James Tucker Stovall, 07 Nov 1968; citing , , South Vietnam, panel 39W, line 035, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.