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JOHN PAUL JAROSCAK
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 25, 1949 – March 4, 1970
Service recordJohn Paul Jaroscak, of Gary, Indiana, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on March 4, 1970, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 81
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Petroleum Supply Specialist (76W)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- September 25, 1949
- Home of record
- Gary, Indiana (Lake County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 4, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date March 4, 1970; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 81
- DENNIS MICHAEL DAUGHERTYSpecialist Four · March 4, 1970
- THOMAS DRUMSpecialist Four · March 4, 1970
- BARRY CLINTON HIATTLance Corporal · March 4, 1970
- JAMES MITCHELL STANLEYCorporal · March 4, 1970
From Gary
- JOHN ROBERT ACKERMANPrivate First Class · November 16, 1965
- TOM WILLIE BROWNSergeant · December 4, 1965
- JACK ELSWORTH LOCKEPrivate First Class · January 27, 1966
- ROBERT LOPEZPrivate First Class · March 1, 1966
- JAMES LEE EMMARTPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- RICHARD WAYNE MCGEECorporal · July 1, 1966
- VICTOR MORALESPrivate First Class · August 1, 1966
- JOHN PETER SKORO JRFirst Lieutenant · September 13, 1966
- JOHN GREEN DICKERSON IIIPrivate · October 5, 1966
- ANDREW JAMES ROBERTSONPrivate First Class · November 2, 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.