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JAMES T HOWARD
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
November 1, 1942 – April 10, 1970
Service recordJames T Howard, of Panama City, Florida, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 10, 1970, in Thailand, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 117
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 1, 1942
- Home of record
- Panama City, Florida (Bay County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 10, 1970
- Age
- 27
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date April 10, 1970. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 117
- MICHAEL LEE FARLEYCorporal · April 10, 1970
- FRANCIS XAVIER GAWORSKISpecialist Four · April 10, 1970
- JACK ALLEN HAWLEYTechnical Sergeant · April 10, 1970
- DAVID COLEMAN KAYSPrivate First Class · April 10, 1970
From Panama City
- ROBERT OWEN CANTRELLSpecialist Four · February 11, 1966
- ANDREW HERMAN HODGEStaff Sergeant · November 1, 1966
- LYNWOOD AUSTIN TIPTONPrivate First Class · March 6, 1967
- KENNETH ARTHUR CULLENSecond Lieutenant · April 9, 1967
- DAVID ALFRED LANDLance Corporal · June 7, 1967
- ARDENIA FREEMANPrivate First Class · November 6, 1967
- SHIRLEY WILDY JRLance Corporal · May 28, 1968
- LEROY DIGSBYCorporal · June 10, 1968
- WALTER ROY MCKEEPrivate First Class · August 31, 1968
- RAYMOND LEE JANSENIUSSpecialist Five · October 30, 1968
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.