Tew, Jerry Eugene
Army Private 1st class

Jerry Eugene Tew, age 20, from Poweshiek County Grinnell, Iowa .

Parents: Clayton Tew

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 29, 1971
Death details: Jerry was fatally shot in Vietnam by Pvt. Atlas Ford while Jerry was on military police duty at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam. Ford at the time was awaiting trial on charges of possession of herion.

Source: National Archives, Des Moines Register (1972)