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JOHN HENRY LIGHTSEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 17, 1948 – August 9, 1970
Service recordJohn Henry Lightsey, of Odum, Georgia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 9, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 98 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 98
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 17, 1948
- Home of record
- Odum, Georgia (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 9, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date August 9, 1970; four of them were lost in Binh Thuy Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 98
- DAVID THORNTON MADDUXCaptain · August 9, 1970
- ANTHONY VINCENT MARTINEZPrivate First Class · August 9, 1970
- WILLIAM FRANCIS MCNULTYPetty Officer Third Class · August 9, 1970
- JOE REYNA JRPrivate First Class · August 9, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DON WAYNE AVERYSpecialist Four · Panel 8W, Line 96
- WILBERT JASPER JONES JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 8W, Line 97
- ANTHONY VINCENT MARTINEZPrivate First Class · Panel 8W, Line 98
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.