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DONALD RAY JOHNSON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 14, 1945 – April 30, 1968
Service recordDonald Ray Johnson, of Palestine, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on April 30, 1968, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 16 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · Line 16
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- April 14, 1945
- Home of record
- Palestine, Texas (Anderson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 30, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
87 names on the Wall carry the date April 30, 1968; seven of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 16
- PAUL CONRAD JOHNSONSergeant · April 30, 1968
- SEEBER J KELLYPrivate First Class · April 30, 1968
- DALE LYNN KRUSEPetty Officer Third Class · April 30, 1968
- LARRY JAMES LEINDECKERSeaman · April 30, 1968
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES JOEL BEHM JRSergeant · Panel 53E, Line 9
- RICHARD LEROY ENDICOTTCaptain · Panel 53E, Line 11
- JOHN PALMORE HOLCOMBSpecialist Four · Panel 53E, Line 15
- RONALD EUGENE PARRPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 20
- EDWARD LEE PERRYSpecialist Four · Panel 53E, Line 20
- JACK ALLEN WHETSEL JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 53E, Line 25
- EDDIE JOE WHITESergeant · Panel 53E, Line 25
- JAMES E WHITESpecialist Four · Panel 53E, Line 25
From Palestine
- THOMAS DARRELL WILLIAMSONSpecialist Four · January 29, 1966
- TONIE LEE ENGLAND JRCaptain · March 21, 1967
- EARL DAWSON LAWRENCEPrivate First Class · November 8, 1967
- AMON FRANKLIN MOORE JRPetty Officer Third Class · February 17, 1968
- ROGER ALLEN THOMPSONLance Corporal · March 1, 1968
- JAMES TUCKER STOVALLSecond Lieutenant · November 7, 1968
- JAMES AUBREY HULSEYPrivate First Class · April 13, 1970
- JAMES CHRISTOPHER BECKERFirst Lieutenant · August 15, 1970
- TERRELL LEE RAWLINSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 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.