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JOHN HEBER GORDON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 21, 1946 – February 1, 1969
Service recordJohn Heber Gordon, of Bakersfield, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 31
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 21, 1946
- Home of record
- Bakersfield, California (Kern County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1969; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 31
- CALVIN SYLVESTER DAYSergeant · February 1, 1969
- EDWARD LEE EBYPrivate First Class · February 1, 1969
- RUSSELL HAROLD ELLISCorporal · February 1, 1969
- HENRY L GUTIERREZ JRCorporal · February 1, 1969
Same unit, same day
- HENRY L GUTIERREZ JRCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 31
- REGINALD MILMEN HERBERTCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 32
- GEORGE SANTIAGO SANCHEZCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 34
- JAMES LEROY WOODWORTHCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 35
From Bakersfield
- CLAYTON ALLEN FANNINCaptain · January 10, 1963
- PAUL E RYTTERPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- EDWARD JOUJON-ROCHEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BENNIE FRANK PARKERSergeant · January 30, 1966
- BILLY G FRYMaster Sergeant · February 1, 1966
- ERNESTO DOMINGUEZPrivate First Class · June 6, 1966
- BOBBY ROY HOLLEYLance Corporal · July 19, 1966
- JOHN WHILDEN PERICHPrivate First Class · July 22, 1966
- JAMES BURTON MILLSLieutenant Commander · September 21, 1966
- TOMMY JONESPrivate First Class · December 2, 1966
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.