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JOHN PATRICK HEARSCH JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 28, 1949 – August 25, 1970
Service recordJohn Patrick Hearsch JR, of Flint, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 25, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 4
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 28, 1949
- Home of record
- Flint, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 25, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date August 25, 1970; three of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 4
- RALPH MARTIN JOHNSONStaff Sergeant · August 24, 1970
- CARL EDWARD DUNNCorporal · August 25, 1970
- BARRY WILLIAM GODFREYWarrant Officer 1 · August 25, 1970
- JOHN JASSOSpecialist Four · August 25, 1970
- GARY EDWARD JENSENSpecialist Four · August 25, 1970
Same unit, same day
- RONALD GEORGE DICKSONPrivate First Class · Panel 7W, Line 2
- RONALD DALE BELARSKISergeant · Panel 7W, Line 3
- BARRY WILLIAM GODFREYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 7W, Line 4
- JOHN JOSEPH KLIGAR IIISergeant · Panel 7W, Line 5
- CHARLES HENRY MEAKINSSpecialist Four · Panel 7W, Line 6
- TERRELL LEE RAWLINSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 7W, Line 6
- MICHAEL EUGENE WHITEPrivate First Class · Panel 7W, Line 7
From Flint
- ROY E STOKESLance Corporal · June 4, 1965
- FRED TOINSSpecialist Four · October 12, 1965
- JAMES LEROY CRAGARStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1965
- DONALD CAMERON MCPHEEGunnery Sergeant · October 24, 1965
- WARDLOW WESLEY PARTEEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BILLIE NEAL PLUMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- RAYMOND CARL ROBINSONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- DENNIS A DESCOPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- JULIAN B WILLOUGHBYStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD DOZIERLance Corporal · August 25, 1966
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.