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ALVIN SAMUEL JOHNSON
Platoon Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 24, 1932 – January 5, 1968
Service recordAlvin Samuel Johnson, of Hampton, Virginia, served as a Platoon Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 5, 1968, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 33E, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33E · Line 49
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Platoon Sergeant (PSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- September 24, 1932
- Home of record
- Hampton, Virginia (Hampton (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 5, 1968
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date January 5, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33E, Line 49
- DENNIS CLARK HAMILTONChief Warrant Officer 3 · January 5, 1968
- EDDIE HERMAN HOLLANDSergeant · January 5, 1968
- JOHN PETER JOHNSONSpecialist Four · January 5, 1968
- WILLIAM EUGENE JONESMajor · January 20, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ALBERT MORGAN CARWITHENSergeant · Panel 33E, Line 45
- GUILLERMO DELEON JRPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 46
- NORMAN EDWARD COLOSANTIPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 47
- GEORGE GREART GONSALVESPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 48
- JOHN PETER JOHNSONSpecialist Four · Panel 33E, Line 49
- FLORIAN HENRY KUSSPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 50
- LAFON WINSTON LADSONPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 50
- GARY WESLEY RUNKPrivate First Class · Panel 33E, Line 52
From Hampton
- WILLIAM DOUGLAS HOPSONPrivate First Class · June 6, 1966
- JOHN KIRKLAND THOMPSONPrivate First Class · November 24, 1966
- JOE FRANKLIN WALKERStaff Sergeant · February 4, 1967
- ERNEST VICTOR HENSEL JRWarrant Officer 1 · February 17, 1967
- THOMAS J EVANS JRWarrant Officer 1 · March 1, 1967
- RUPPERT LEON SARGENTFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1967
- ALTON SMITHSergeant · March 18, 1967
- PHILLIP LEONARD ROUSESpecialist Four · May 5, 1967
- FELIX BOYD HAWKINSLance Corporal · June 29, 1967
- WILLIAM EARL HERRINGCorporal · July 7, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.