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JOHN ROBERT URBAN
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 7, 1934 – February 9, 1965
Service recordJohn Robert Urban, of Helena, Montana, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 9, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 87
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Born
- October 7, 1934
- Home of record
- Helena, Montana (Lewis And Clark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 9, 1965
- Age
- 30
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date February 9, 1965. In February 1965, 54 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 87
- DON ROBERT LEWISCaptain · February 9, 1965
- JOHN WAYNE MALAPELLIPrivate First Class · February 9, 1965
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- JAMES BLAIR ALEXANDER JRSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
From Helena
- JACK ISHUM DEMPSEYPetty Officer Second Class · June 17, 1966
- DAVID JAY ALLINSONColonel · August 12, 1966
- BRUCE BURTON BACKEBERGPrivate First Class · September 19, 1966
- JAMES LEO DARCYWarrant Officer 1 · April 6, 1967
- EDWARD ROY FRANK SRLieutenant Colonel · May 18, 1967
- ROBERT VIRTUS TILLOTSONPrivate First Class · July 10, 1968
- GEORGE ROLAN ANDERSONStaff Sergeant · October 6, 1968
- THOMAS NEIL GROSESergeant · February 25, 1969
- JON RAY SUMMERSGunnery Sergeant · May 20, 1969
- RICHARD HURRELL STUBEFirst Lieutenant · September 20, 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.