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JOHN CLINE STRICKLER JR
Captain · U.S. Army
November 13, 1935 – January 20, 1966
Service recordJohn Cline Strickler JR, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 81
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 13, 1935
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 20, 1966
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date January 20, 1966. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 81
- ANTHONY SKODMINPrivate First Class · January 20, 1966
- JAMES VINCENT TAURISANOLance Corporal · January 20, 1966
- DAVID ROY BURGESSSergeant · January 21, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS EGAN JRCaptain · January 21, 1966
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 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.