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BILLY NEAL JOHNSTON JR
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 8, 1947 – August 16, 1970
Service recordBilly Neal Johnston JR, of Ruston, Louisiana, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 16, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 116
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 8, 1947
- Home of record
- Ruston, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 16, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date August 16, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 29 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 116
- WILLIAM H VANGELDER JRPrivate First Class · August 15, 1970
- ELVIN JAMES JRPrivate First Class · August 16, 1970
- STEVEN ROBERT OTTLance Corporal · August 16, 1970
- ROBERTIS PINKNEYSpecialist Four · August 16, 1970
From Ruston
- STEVE DENNIS LEDFORDPetty Officer Third Class · April 8, 1968
- BILLY RAY MARSHALLSergeant · November 20, 1969
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.