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JOHN ROBERT ENSELL
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 28, 1947 – November 7, 1967
Service recordJohn Robert Ensell, of Steubenville, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on November 7, 1967, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 29E, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29E · Line 40
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 Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- July 28, 1947
- Home of record
- Steubenville, Ohio (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 7, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date November 7, 1967; 18 of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In November 1967, 1,133 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 54 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 29E, Line 40
- WILLIAM CALVIN DIEHL JRLieutenant Colonel · November 7, 1967
- LEE ARTICE DIXONLance Corporal · November 7, 1967
- KENNETH JAMES HELSTROMCorporal · November 7, 1967
- TERRY ALAN HENDRICKSFirst Lieutenant · November 7, 1967
Same unit, same day
- LARRY CLAYTON BANKSPrivate First Class · Panel 29E, Line 37
- LAWRENCE WILLIAM BARKLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 37
- BILLIE JOE BARNETT JRSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 38
- JAMES RONALD BROWNSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 38
- WALTER CLIFFORD BUNYEA JRPrivate First Class · Panel 29E, Line 38
- GEORGE DONALD CLAYTONPlatoon Sergeant · Panel 29E, Line 39
- MICHAEL DALE COCHRANCaptain · Panel 29E, Line 39
- JOSEPH MCLEMOREPrivate First Class · Panel 29E, Line 39
- TERRY ALAN HENDRICKSFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29E, Line 40
- CHARLES EDWARD LONGSergeant · Panel 29E, Line 41
- RONALD HARRY PAYNESergeant · Panel 29E, Line 43
- PASCAL CLEATUS POOLAW SRFirst Sergeant · Panel 29E, Line 43
- CLARENCE LEE SHAWSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 44
- ARTHUR DONALD STIGALLColonel · Panel 29E, Line 44
- LARRY EUGENE TURNERSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 44
- RONALD GILBERT STOLTENOWPrivate First Class · Panel 29E, Line 45
- ROBERT FRANCIS STRYKERSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 45
- JOHN E YOUNGSpecialist Four · Panel 29E, Line 46
From Steubenville
- FREDERICK LEE RYANPrivate First Class · June 21, 1966
- JOHN R CANIFFSpecialist Four · November 5, 1966
- CHARLES HOMER BALLPrivate First Class · December 21, 1966
- THOMAS FRANCIS MASTROIANNIPrivate First Class · March 19, 1967
- ARTHUR ELLIOTT JONESSergeant · March 28, 1967
- JAMES WARREN ALLEN JRCorporal · November 8, 1967
- HOWARD KEITH WILLIAMSLieutenant Colonel · March 18, 1968
- ROBERT ALLEN LULLAFirst Lieutenant · April 1, 1968
- CALVIN CHARLES GLOVERChief Master Sergeant · May 22, 1968
- CHARLES THOMAS NALLEYCorporal · November 24, 1968
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.