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CHARLES EDWARD JOHNSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 3, 1937 – April 29, 1970
Service recordCharles Edward Johnson, of Newport News, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 29, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 68 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 68
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 3, 1937
- Home of record
- Newport News, Virginia (Newport News (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 29, 1970
- Age
- 32
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 29, 1970; two of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 68
- RONALD L HAZENPrivate · April 29, 1970
- DENNIS WAYNE HUNTERCorporal · April 29, 1970
- JEFFREY JOHN KLAVESSpecialist Four · April 29, 1970
- PAUL JON KOSANKESergeant · April 29, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LOUIS ANTHONY FAVUZZAFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11W, Line 67
From Newport News
- ROBERT ALEXANDER WHITESpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ROBERT DECKER PERDUEPrivate First Class · February 24, 1966
- JOSEPH LUTHER ROBINSONSpecialist Four · February 24, 1966
- FREDERICK ALBERT SLEMPLieutenant · February 24, 1966
- ROBERT LEE SMITH JRLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- CLEVELAND VINESCorporal · May 21, 1966
- DONALD ROBERTS ASHBY SRLieutenant Commander · January 19, 1967
- ALEXANDER VIDALESMaster Sergeant · February 22, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD MURRAYSergeant · March 4, 1967
- JAMES MILES BRANDON JRPrivate First Class · March 17, 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.