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JOHN POWERS DAVIS
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
September 20, 1934 – July 21, 1965
Service recordJohn Powers Davis, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on July 21, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 42
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
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 20, 1934
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 21, 1965
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date July 21, 1965. In July 1965, 103 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 42
- ALBERT KALAHANA KUEWAAirman · September 18, 1964
- JOHN CARLOS HARRISSergeant · July 21, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- ROY JAMES BLAKELEYMajor · July 22, 1965
- OLIVER C CHASE JRCaptain · July 22, 1965
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
- 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
- HARRY STEWART THOMPSONStaff Sergeant · December 5, 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.