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JOHN ROBERT ANELI
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 15, 1946 – August 7, 1967
Service recordJohn Robert Aneli, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on August 7, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 85
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 15, 1946
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 7, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date August 7, 1967. In August 1967, 683 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 85
- MICHAEL ANTHONY GOFFREDOPrivate First Class · August 6, 1967
- JERRY LEE SPENCERPrivate First Class · August 6, 1967
- DONALD LEROY THOMASPrivate First Class · August 6, 1967
- FREDERICK DERL WOODAirman First Class · August 6, 1967
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM JOSEPH HINESSergeant · Panel 24E, Line 87
- JERRY KENNETH JORDANSergeant · Panel 24E, Line 87
- RICHARD T MCANDREW JRSergeant · Panel 24E, Line 88
- JOSEPH SAMUEL PORTER JRSergeant · Panel 24E, Line 88
- DAVID LEE SCOTTSpecialist Four · Panel 24E, Line 88
- VAN VERNON TRANTHAM IIIPrivate First Class · Panel 24E, Line 89
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.