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JOHN C WRONSKI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 23, 1942 – April 3, 1966
Service recordJohn C Wronski, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on April 3, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 82
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Artillery Mechanic (45F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- December 23, 1942
- Home of record
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 3, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date April 3, 1966. In April 1966, 406 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 106 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 82
- DONOVAN JESS PRUETTStaff Sergeant · April 3, 1966
- TOMMIE LEE SILLSStaff Sergeant · April 3, 1966
- HAMP JUROME SYKES JRPrivate First Class · April 3, 1966
- CLEVELAND FOSTERStaff Sergeant · April 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH D GOLDEN JRSpecialist Four · Panel 6E, Line 81
- CASIMIRO PALACIOSStaff Sergeant · Panel 6E, Line 81
From Minneapolis
- WILLIAM EDWARD SWANSONLieutenant · April 11, 1965
- MICHAEL JOHN ULICSNIPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- DENNIS LEROY PIERSONPrivate First Class · June 26, 1965
- DON GLENN KNOWLTONWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- ROGER MICHAEL MANNIESergeant · October 28, 1965
- TRENT RICHARD POWERSCaptain · October 31, 1965
- DAVID LEONARD UGLANDSecond Lieutenant · November 8, 1965
- WILLIAM MARTIN SAVORENLance Corporal · November 25, 1965
- LAWRENCE FREDRICK RAMAKERSpecialist Four · December 10, 1965
- THOMAS NEWTON SLOANTechnical Sergeant · December 17, 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.