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JAMES JOSEPH SANSONE
Seaman · U.S. Navy
March 24, 1950 – September 10, 1972
Service recordJames Joseph Sansone, of Norwood, Massachusetts, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on September 10, 1972, in North Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 62
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Unit (as recorded)
- USS NEWPORT LST 1179
- Born
- March 24, 1950
- Home of record
- Norwood, Massachusetts (Norfolk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 10, 1972
- Age
- 22
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date September 10, 1972. In September 1972, 36 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in North Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 1W, Line 62
- DAVID NEIL LARSONSeaman · August 8, 1972
- CLYDE KEITH NELSONStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1972
- WILLIAM GARY CHANDLERCaptain · August 11, 1972
- PATRICK T MATHEWSCaptain · August 11, 1972
From Norwood
- LAWRENCE HOWARD MITCHELLSergeant · June 16, 1967
- PATRICK KEVIN BURKECorporal · March 30, 1968
- JOHN FRANCIS FITZGERALDChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 12, 1968
- RICHARD BRIAN MURPHYLance Corporal · June 15, 1968
- KEITH TERRELL LANDERSLance Corporal · February 23, 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.