Duckett, Arlen Jackson Jr.
Marines Private 1st class

Arlen Jackson Jr. Duckett, age 19, from Palm Beach County Lake Worth, Florida .

Parents: Arlen J. Duckett Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, February 23, 1966
Death details: Accidentally killed by another Marine in Vietnam while on outpost duty. He failed to answer a challenge as he turned to his outpost. It wasn’t known if he heard the challenge.
Cemetery: Ooltewah, Tennessee

Source: National Archives, Palm Beach Post (1966)