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JOHN MICHAEL RICE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 18, 1948 – January 8, 1970
Service recordJohn Michael Rice, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 8, 1970, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 15
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
- March 18, 1948
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 8, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date January 8, 1970; four of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 15
- HAROLD KENNETH RAPPAPORTMaster Sergeant · January 8, 1970
- JAMES ROBERT RUTLEDGE JRCorporal · January 8, 1970
- JOHN SMITH JRPrivate First Class · January 8, 1970
- FELIX SOLISSergeant · January 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LEO CARL CASEY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 12
- RONALD FRANK HOPKINSPrivate First Class · Panel 14W, Line 13
- MICHAEL CLARENCE VICKERYCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 16
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.