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JOHN THOMAS BIRD
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 14, 1944 – October 4, 1966
Service recordJohn Thomas Bird, of Summit, New Jersey, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 43
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 14, 1944
- Home of record
- Summit, New Jersey (Union County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 4, 1966
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 4, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 43
- HAROLD HERMAN HIRTLEMaster Sergeant · October 3, 1966
- GEORGE W ALEXANDER JRPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- FRANCIS HENRY BISSAILLONCaptain · October 4, 1966
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 43
- HENRY LEE CREEKPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 44
- SAM WEBSTER DAILYStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 44
- JOHNNIE LINCOLN DANIELCaptain · Panel 11E, Line 44
- RONALD EUGENE LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- JAMES GARRIS LITTSPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- HOMER LEE PICKETTSergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- RICHARD MICHAEL PROCIVStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · Panel 11E, Line 46
- DONALD ALLEN SMITH JRPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 47
- KENNETH WADE WESTFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11E, Line 48
From Summit
- MANUEL LOUIS FONTPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- DENNIS WARREN BAXTERPrivate First Class · January 26, 1967
- JAMES SCUITIERPrivate First Class · February 28, 1968
- ROBERT PETRACCOPrivate First Class · August 25, 1968
- WILLIAM FRANCISCO JRSpecialist Four · January 10, 1969
- LEON DAVID MOORESpecialist Four · January 27, 1969
- DAVID FOLEY ACKERMANPrivate First Class · July 6, 1969
- Macdonald Brooke HALSEYSecond Lieutenant · July 21, 1969
- TERRENCE PATRICK RYANLieutenant · January 11, 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.