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JOHN MICHAEL HOHMAN
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
January 29, 1947 – May 31, 1969
Service recordJohn Michael Hohman, of Lakeland, Florida, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 31, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23W · Line 27
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- January 29, 1947
- Home of record
- Lakeland, Florida (Polk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 31, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
53 names on the Wall carry the date May 31, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In May 1969, 1,456 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 66 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 23W, Line 27
- PATRICK MICHAEL HAGERTYPrivate · May 31, 1969
- PRENTISS HARRIS JRSergeant · May 31, 1969
- MICHAEL FREDERICK HEATHPrivate First Class · May 31, 1969
- CLARENCE JONES JRPrivate First Class · May 31, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LANDUS S TAYLOR JRCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 31
From Lakeland
- DONALD FREDERICK WEINMANSergeant · January 13, 1966
- DORSE RIGGSStaff Sergeant · March 30, 1966
- KENNETH RAY TEMPLESCorporal · June 19, 1966
- JAMES ROY PEARSONSergeant · November 4, 1966
- JOHN ANDREW SCHOLLARDPrivate First Class · January 9, 1967
- ISUM MERRILL WALKERCorporal · April 10, 1967
- JAMES HARRELL WALLERSergeant · May 13, 1967
- WILLIE GENE DYERCorporal · June 3, 1967
- CHARLES FREDERICK BUFFPrivate First Class · June 6, 1967
- CHARLES R PITTSFirst Lieutenant · November 26, 1967
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.