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JOHN LAWRENCE BEEK
Captain · U.S. Army
December 13, 1941 – January 31, 1970
Service recordJohn Lawrence Beek, of Oakland, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 31, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 82
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Chemical Combat Service Support Officer (7315)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- December 13, 1941
- Home of record
- Oakland, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 31, 1970
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 31, 1970; nine of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 82
- DANIEL IRVIN MAMBRETTIPrivate First Class · January 30, 1970
- VERNON WAYNE WOODYCorporal · January 30, 1970
- MICHAEL LORRELL ARRANTSSecond Lieutenant · January 31, 1970
- HENRY DANIEL BELL JRPrivate First Class · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL LORRELL ARRANTSSecond Lieutenant · Panel 14W, Line 82
- PAUL BARKLEY BOWMANCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 83
- JERRY DAVID DENNYCaptain · Panel 14W, Line 83
- RONALD JOE FULTONChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 14W, Line 84
- ROGER LEE GIVENSSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 84
- NORWOOD ROLAND RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 14W, Line 86
- JOHN THOMAS RODGERSSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 87
- JERALD DALE WESTSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 87
From Oakland
- CHARLES DARYL KEARNEYLance Corporal · July 8, 1965
- LAURIANO LAWRENCE LOVATOPrivate First Class · October 9, 1965
- WALTER JOHN GELIENChief Petty Officer · October 28, 1965
- FRED LAWER MCPHERSONMajor · January 28, 1966
- WALLACE RAY JACOBSENStaff Sergeant · January 30, 1966
- JOE NEAL JAMESSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- DON WILLIAM CHABOTMajor · March 15, 1966
- WALTER GLENN SHULTSLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- DAVID LEE DODSONPrivate First Class · June 7, 1966
- CHRIS C VURLUMISCaptain · June 8, 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.