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JAMES JOHN HESSLER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 2, 1942 – May 2, 1966
Service recordJames John Hessler, of Groves, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 18
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Operator (05B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHC 168 ENG BN USARV
- Born
- August 2, 1942
- Home of record
- Groves, Texas (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 18
- KENNETH LEE FREITAGHospitalman · May 2, 1966
- GLEN DOUGLAS HINESpecialist Four · May 2, 1966
- FERNANDO AMYO HINOJOSAPrivate First Class · May 2, 1966
- DARRELL WAYNE MARTINSONPrivate First Class · May 2, 1966
From Groves
- THOMAS JAMES SPARKSPrivate First Class · February 9, 1968
- WILLIAM WAYNE MOUTONSergeant · April 17, 1968
- JERRY MICHAEL DAILEYSergeant · June 5, 1969
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.