Mil.Records; Obits.: Corp. Jerry Dayne McManus,1968, Winn, Grant Parishes, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 8, 15, 1968, Winn Parish Enterprise News-American


Article No. 1

Jerry McManus, Dies In Viet Nam; Rites Pending

Mr. and Mrs. Noel McManus of Atlanta received word July 31, 1968 from the
Department of the Army that their son, Corp. Jerry Dayne McManus, who had been
missing in action in Viet Nam since April 25, is dead.

Further information is pending the arrival of the body in the United States.

He is survived by his parents, three brothers, Johnny, a student at Verda High
School, Jimmy, who recently returned from Viet Nam, and Richard of Alaska, one
sister, who resides in Shreveport.

Article No. 2

Rites For Viet Nam Casualty Held Tuesday

The body of Corp. Jerry Dayne McManus, 19, arrived in Winnfield, Monday,
August 12, from Viet Nam, where he was reported missing and then to have died
April 25, 1968.

Funeral services were held at Northside Baptist Church in Montgomery at 2 p.m.
Tuesday with the Rev. Clarence Brooks, Gerald Page, and Carl Smiley
officiating.  Interment was in Mars Hill Cemetery under direction of Southern
Funeral Home of Winnfield.