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JOHN THOMAS STICHER
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
February 22, 1945 – December 6, 1965
Service recordJohn Thomas Sticher, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on December 6, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3E, Line 136 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3E · Line 136
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)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 120 AVN CO 145 AVN BN 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 22, 1945
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 6, 1965
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date December 6, 1965. In December 1965, 326 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 3E, Line 136
- PAUL ALLEN ROBERTSONSergeant · December 6, 1965
- JOHN WILLIAM FREDERICK JRChief Warrant Officer 4 · December 7, 1965
- THOMAS PATRICK LAVINLance Corporal · December 7, 1965
- JAMES DONALD SALACaptain · December 7, 1965
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNONSergeant · May 29, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 1967
- CHARLES LATTIMORE JRSergeant · April 11, 1967
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.