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JOHN HOWARD GRIFFITH
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 21, 1946 – February 1, 1966
Service recordJohn Howard Griffith, of Mt Vernon, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 128 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 128
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 21, 1946
- Home of record
- Mt Vernon, New York (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 123 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 128
- JACK WILSON CECILSpecialist Four · February 1, 1966
- DONALD LEROY COATESStaff Sergeant · February 1, 1966
- CARL JAMES FORRESTERSergeant · February 1, 1966
- BILLY G FRYMaster Sergeant · February 1, 1966
- JERRY RAY RAMBERGERPrivate First Class · February 1, 1966
Same unit, same day
- WALTER PETER AUGUSTINASPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 127
- DILLARD REED BURNLEYPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 127
- CARL JAMES FORRESTERSergeant · Panel 4E, Line 128
- NELSON LLOYD HAYESSergeant · Panel 4E, Line 129
- DODD CLIFTON KELLERPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 130
- THOMAS EDWARD MCGRAWPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 130
- HIRAM DILLARD STRICKLANDPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 131
- DOUGLAS MCARTHUR WETMORESpecialist Four · Panel 4E, Line 131
From Mt Vernon
- ANTHONY ROBERT VALENTINOPrivate First Class · February 15, 1966
- JORGE L FERNANDEZSpecialist Four · June 8, 1966
- MICHAEL ALFRED CUNNIONPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- DAVID STEWART BOYDSergeant First Class · November 14, 1966
- MICHAEL ALBERT KRAFTSpecialist Four · January 9, 1967
- RAYMOND COLUMBUS JACKSONPrivate First Class · January 15, 1967
- MOSES JOHN LEWISCorporal · December 31, 1967
- DONALD BRUCE SMALLFirst Lieutenant · February 2, 1968
- ROBERT THOMAS MADELSpecialist Four · May 1, 1968
- RONALD SAPORITOPetty Officer Third Class · May 5, 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.