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JOHN EDWARD WIBBENS
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 10, 1950 – August 16, 1969
Service recordJohn Edward Wibbens, of Albany, Oregon, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 16, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 52
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 10, 1950
- Home of record
- Albany, Oregon (Linn County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 16, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date August 16, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 99 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 52
- RONALD EUGENE SHIPLEYStaff Sergeant · August 16, 1969
- CHARLES LEONARD TROXELPrivate First Class · August 16, 1969
- EUGENE TUCKERSpecialist Four · August 16, 1969
- TERRY LEE BARRSpecialist Four · August 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- MARK W EVELANDChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 19W, Line 49
- CLIFFORD PAUL MCCRARYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 19W, Line 51
- MICHAEL DENNIS MUSECorporal · Panel 19W, Line 51
From Albany
- WRIGHT BARTWYN HAMILLPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- ROLLIE LEE BOLDENSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM E SODERSTROMSergeant · May 6, 1966
- LARRY DALE KNIGHTMajor · October 7, 1966
- EARL FREDERICK SMITHSecond Lieutenant · January 26, 1967
- LLOYD ALVAN DUNCANPrivate First Class · December 9, 1967
- GERALD ALLEN HIUKKAPrivate First Class · January 13, 1968
- JIMMY LYNN DELANOLance Corporal · March 13, 1968
- RONALD WAYNE BURKHARTSergeant · March 26, 1968
- JOHN LEE HOLMESPrivate First Class · June 12, 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.