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DANIEL JOHN HOHMAN
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 29, 1950 – February 20, 1971
Service recordDaniel John Hohman, of Caldwell, Ohio, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 20, 1971, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 124
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 29, 1950
- Home of record
- Caldwell, Ohio (Noble County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 20, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date February 20, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 124
- DAVID NEIL HEADCaptain · February 20, 1971
- JOHN CLARK HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 20, 1971
- RANDOLPH LEROY JOHNSONSergeant First Class · February 20, 1971
- ROBERT WAYNE JOHNSONTechnical Sergeant · February 20, 1971
Same unit, same day
- CARLOS MARTINEZ DELGADOCorporal · Panel 5W, Line 123
- JAMES KENNETH SCHMOLLSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 126
- CHARLES E BOVINETTE JRSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 127
From Caldwell
- CLYDE CALLAHANChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 23, 1969
- DAVID JOSEPH WIKANDERSergeant · June 25, 1970
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.