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JOHN JAMES WOODRUM
Captain · U.S. Army
February 26, 1947 – May 9, 1971
Service recordJohn James Woodrum, of Houston, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 9, 1971, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 28
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- February 26, 1947
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 9, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date May 9, 1971; he was the only one lost in Thừa Thiên Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 28
- HERBERT D GOTT IIISpecialist Four · May 9, 1971
- HENRY RONALD MARTINStaff Sergeant · May 9, 1971
- KLAUS YRURGEN BINGHAMStaff Sergeant · May 10, 1971
- DAVID DANA CAMPBELLSergeant · May 10, 1971
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.