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JOHN R GRIMES
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 29, 1948 – February 18, 1967
Service recordJohn R Grimes, of Owenton, Kentucky, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 58
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Supply Handler (56A)
- Born
- March 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Owenton, Kentucky (Owen County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1967
- Age
- 18
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date February 18, 1967. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 58
- THOMAS ALAN GRAYSpecialist Four · February 18, 1967
- JERRY WAYNE HIGGINSSpecialist Four · February 18, 1967
- HILARIO B LEANIO JRSergeant · February 18, 1967
- ROBERT BRUCE LOMAUROLance Corporal · February 18, 1967
From Owenton
- WILLIAM LEE JUETTPrivate First Class · November 8, 1967
- BILLY RAY PARKERSpecialist Four · May 19, 1970
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.