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JOHN ANTHONY JELICH
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
October 7, 1946 – April 1, 1972
Service recordJohn Anthony Jelich, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1972, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 126
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 7, 1946
- Home of record
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin (Portage County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1972
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1972; two of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
He died in Tây Ninh Province 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.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 126
- DALE WAYNE FARRISStaff Sergeant · March 31, 1972
- JAMES MUIR MCCRACKENSergeant First Class · March 31, 1972
- DAVID CHARLES BRUGGEMANFirst Lieutenant · April 1, 1972
- JAMES DOUGLAS OWENSSpecialist Four · April 1, 1972
Same unit, same day
- JAMES DOUGLAS OWENSSpecialist Four · Panel 2W, Line 126
From Stevens Point
- GERALD JOSEPH BANNACHSergeant First Class · September 24, 1966
- THOMAS HARRY TREBATOSKIAirman First Class · October 3, 1966
- GEORGE THOMAS MURRAYPlatoon Sergeant · June 17, 1967
- GERALD KROPIDLOWSKILance Corporal · November 2, 1967
- ROBERT GEORGE ZINKPrivate First Class · June 19, 1968
- DAVID STANLEY KOSSOWSKISpecialist Five · July 30, 1968
- KENNETH JAMES GARSKISergeant · March 28, 1970
- JOSEPH PETER JURGELLAPetty Officer First Class · October 25, 1970
- CLARENCE MYRON SUCHONCorporal · March 22, 1971
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.