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JOHN JAMES MOTT
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Army
April 7, 1925 – April 29, 1972
Service recordJohn James Mott, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. He died on April 29, 1972, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 47. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 10
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- April 7, 1925
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 29, 1972
- Age
- 47
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 29, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
He died in Quảng Trị Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 10
- ROY JUNIOR DAYMaster Sergeant · April 28, 1972
- LARRY DAVID EPSTINESpecialist Four · April 30, 1972
- MELVIN DOUGLAS SEAGRAVESSeaman · April 30, 1972
- JOSEPH MIKE BERKSONCaptain · May 2, 1972
- GEORGE MICHAEL COUCHLance Corporal · September 10, 1973
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.