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JOHN MICHAEL HOGUE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 17, 1947 – July 23, 1968
Service recordJohn Michael Hogue, of Chehalis, Washington, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 23, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 51W, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51W · Line 41
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 ARMORED CAV
- Born
- June 17, 1947
- Home of record
- Chehalis, Washington (Lewis County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 23, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
47 names on the Wall carry the date July 23, 1968; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “11 ARMORED CAV”, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 51W, Line 41
- GANNON CLARK MILBY JRStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1968
- RAY HOWARD JRSpecialist Four · July 23, 1968
- DENNIS EARL IJAMSCorporal · July 23, 1968
- FRANCIS DAVID LEO JOHNSONSpecialist Five · July 23, 1968
- GARY ELTON LEEPrivate · July 23, 1968
Same unit, same day
- JACK WADE SCARBOROUGH JRSergeant · Panel 51W, Line 43
From Chehalis
- HARRY D LUNDPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- ALLEN HENRY MARINSICSpecialist Four · November 24, 1967
- LARRY JOHN WALTERMANPrivate First Class · February 29, 1968
- LESLIE EUGENE MURRAYPetty Officer Second Class · March 1, 1968
- RONALD DEAN DESKINSSpecialist Four · April 3, 1969
- JOHN ROGER POWERSSergeant · April 25, 1970
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.