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JAMES J L JOHNSON
Captain · U.S. Army
June 5, 1933 – March 10, 1967
Service recordJames J L Johnson, of San Francisco, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 10, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 16E, Line 53 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16E · Line 53
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Chaplain (5310)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- June 5, 1933
- Home of record
- San Francisco, California (San Francisco County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 10, 1967
- Age
- 33
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date March 10, 1967. In March 1967, 1,091 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 145 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16E, Line 53
- WARREN EDWARD KECKSpecialist Five · March 10, 1967
- ROBERT GEORGE KERRLieutenant Commander · March 10, 1967
- JAMES FRANCIS LYTALSergeant First Class · March 10, 1967
- LAWRENCE MARTINPrivate First Class · March 10, 1967
From San Francisco
- BRUCE CHARLES FARRELLLieutenant · October 8, 1963
- JOHN F SANTOS JRCaptain · April 28, 1964
- HARRY PAUL GAMBLEPrivate First Class · June 7, 1965
- LUDWIG PETER KOHLERPrivate First Class · July 26, 1965
- WILLIAM GEORGE WHEATLEYPrivate First Class · October 13, 1965
- EVERETT WILLIAM GOIASSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- JOHN ARTHUR NATHANSpecialist Four · November 8, 1965
- RONALD DENNIS FERGUSONSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- JOSE WILFREDO SUAREZSpecialist Five · November 20, 1965
- LAAVALE FUATAU TAGATALance Corporal · December 3, 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.