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JOHN ONEAL RUCKER
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
March 17, 1951 – January 27, 1973
Service recordJohn Oneal Rucker, of Kilgore, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 27, 1973, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 113 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 113
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 17, 1951
- Home of record
- Kilgore, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 27, 1973
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date January 27, 1973; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In January 1973, 29 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 113
- MARK ALLAN PETERSONCaptain · January 27, 1973
- JAMES ALLYN DUENSINGLieutenant · January 30, 1973
- ROY ELBERT HAVILANDLieutenant (junior grade) · January 30, 1973
From Kilgore
- RAYMOND ROGER POSTONSpecialist Four · February 15, 1966
- EARL NEWSOM HAMMONDSergeant First Class · March 20, 1967
- HARRY JAMES LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 2, 1967
- BILLY RAY DENTSergeant · September 16, 1968
- CARWAIN L HERRINGTONSergeant · May 18, 1970
- DUDLEY FRANCIS BRADBERRYMaster Chief Petty Officer · September 21, 1971
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.