A Christian County native who died in the Vietnam War is being honored by Jacksonville State University where he graduated 60 years ago.
The JSU Board of Trustees passed a resolution Tuesday honoring six fallen soldiers who were students or graduates of the university. Six offices will be named in memory of the soldiers in Rowe Hall – home to the JSU ROTC program. All six soldiers were involved in ROTC on campus and went on to serve in the U.S. Army.
One of those honored is Hopkinsville native Donald Franklin McMillan who graduated from Jacksonville State in 1961. Captain McMillan was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on April 2, 1966, at the age of 27. His commendations included the Purple Heart, Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the National Defense Service Medal.
Captain McMillan was attached to 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry, C Company.
The JSU honors were made possible by a gift from Clarence W. Daugette, III, who is also sponsoring the naming of the office suite in Rowe Hall in honor of his father, Col. Clarence William Daugette, Jr. The late colonel served in the US Army for 40 years and was a decorated World War II veteran who earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
