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JOHN JOSEPH MCANDREWS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 10, 1948 – May 22, 1969
Service recordJohn Joseph McAndrews, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 22, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 24W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24W · Line 78
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 10, 1948
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1969; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 120 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24W, Line 78
- DOUGLAS FILLEBROWN MOOREWarrant Officer 1 · May 22, 1969
- STEVEN DUANE PAXSONSergeant · May 22, 1969
- ERROL WAYNE PERREIRAPrivate First Class · May 22, 1969
- CLYDE RANDOLPH PERRY JRSpecialist Four · May 22, 1969
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 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.