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JOHN MICHAEL TURNER
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 7, 1946 – March 26, 1969
Service recordJohn Michael Turner, of Casa Grande, Arizona, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on March 26, 1969, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 28W, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28W · Line 54
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 7, 1946
- Home of record
- Casa Grande, Arizona (Pinal County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 26, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
71 names on the Wall carry the date March 26, 1969; five of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 44 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28W, Line 54
- ALFRED HENRY SUHRLieutenant (junior grade) · March 26, 1969
- RONALD WINSTON THOMPKINSFirst Lieutenant · March 26, 1969
- CHARLES CRAIG VICKREYSpecialist Four · March 26, 1969
- MAURICE JOEL WASHINGTONPrivate First Class · March 26, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LARRY ALAN GILLASPIESpecialist Four · Panel 28W, Line 46
- JOSEPH F WILLISFirst Lieutenant · Panel 28W, Line 55
From Casa Grande
- ORIN LARRY ALLREDCorporal · November 11, 1965
- WILLIAM WESLEY PATTERSONCorporal · March 30, 1967
- GUADALUPE RENDONHospitalman · June 9, 1967
- JERRY ALAN HURDSpecialist Four · February 14, 1968
- TOM GALVEZCorporal · May 27, 1968
- SALVADOR JOE MENDEZSpecialist Four · August 19, 1968
- DARRELL LEROY LUTRICKCorporal · September 26, 1968
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.