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JOHN JAMES ILLINGWORTH
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 13, 1950 – March 14, 1970
Service recordJohn James Illingworth, of New Haven, Connecticut, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on March 14, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 129 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 129
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)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 13, 1950
- Home of record
- New Haven, Connecticut (New Haven County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 14, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date March 14, 1970; four of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 129
- PAUL EDWARD RUSSCorporal · March 14, 1970
- LANE WAYNE WISEMANPrivate First Class · March 14, 1970
- LORING M BAILEY JRSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- RONALD LEE BIEGERTSpecialist Four · March 15, 1970
- TIMOTHY ZANE BORDENCorporal · March 15, 1970
Same unit, same day
- BOBBY GENE HANEYCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 127
- MARTIN JOHN DIMARZIOStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 128
- LOUIS A PAVLACKY JRCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 128
- JIMMY DARRELL ROBERSONCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 128
From New Haven
- EVERETT LEE ANDERSONSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- RICHARD JAMES REGANSecond Lieutenant · August 11, 1965
- ROBERT ARNOLD TILLQUISTSpecialist Four · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM MICHAEL MEGLIO JRPrivate First Class · December 6, 1965
- ANTHONY GIANELLIPrivate First Class · January 18, 1966
- HENRY LEE WHALEYCorporal · March 30, 1966
- ALEXANDER J MCGLOTHLINLance Corporal · April 13, 1966
- JOSEPH ANTHONY PECORA JRPrivate First Class · May 3, 1966
- JOHN HAROLD RABERCorporal · July 1, 1966
- SAMUEL WALTER BREWERStaff Sergeant · August 28, 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.