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BERNARD DEREK JOHNSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 15, 1946 – December 25, 1967
Service recordBernard Derek Johnson, of Syracuse, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on December 25, 1967, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 32E, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32E · Line 57
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Military Police (95B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- C CO 720 MP BN 89 MP GRP 18 MP BDE
- Born
- March 15, 1946
- Home of record
- Syracuse, New York (Onondaga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 25, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date December 25, 1967; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 32E, Line 57
- ANDREW MICHAEL HUDAKLance Corporal · December 25, 1967
- DANNY WAYNE JETERSpecialist Four · December 25, 1967
- TERRY TRELOAR KOONCELieutenant Colonel · December 25, 1967
- BILLY EUGENE LANKFORDMajor · December 25, 1967
From Syracuse
- EDWARD EUGENE KRUKOWSKICaptain · June 10, 1965
- JOHN STEVEN MICHALSKISergeant · October 31, 1965
- FRANCIS EDWARD VISCONTIMajor · November 22, 1965
- MARVIN MARK BELTSergeant · December 26, 1965
- JAMES VICTOR BIGTREECorporal · January 11, 1966
- THOMAS ANTHONY FODAROTechnical Sergeant · January 13, 1966
- WILLIAM M TARBELLPrivate · February 26, 1966
- WILLIAM GEORGE BLANCHARDPrivate First Class · March 21, 1966
- BERNARD JOSEPH GOSSColonel · April 23, 1966
- KEVIN MICHAEL FLAHERTYSecond Lieutenant · May 30, 1966
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.