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BOBBY JOE JAMES
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 5, 1934 – June 24, 1966
Service recordBobby Joe James, of Houston, Texas, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 24, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 86
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
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 5, 1934
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 24, 1966
- Age
- 32
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date June 24, 1966. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 86
- RONNIE CLYDE JONESPrivate · June 24, 1966
- KENNETH R KAAIHUEStaff Sergeant · June 24, 1966
- JOHN HENRY KENNYPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- WARREN ORISON KNEPPER JRSergeant · June 24, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ADELL ARIE ALSTONSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 83
- DONALD CARTHEL ESTESChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 8E, Line 84
- JOHNNY HICKEYSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 85
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 85
- LAWRENCE P LEBRUNPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 87
- MELVIN MCCRAYPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 88
- WILLIAM EDWARD STEIERPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 89
- DELMAS SHERWOOD TOWNSENDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 8E, Line 89
- LAWRENCE DANE WOODSCaptain · Panel 8E, Line 90
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.