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JOHN WADE LONG JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 19, 1950 – June 10, 1970
Service recordJohn Wade Long JR, of Salinas, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 10, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 39
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 19, 1950
- Home of record
- Salinas, California (Monterey County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 10, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date June 10, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 39
- JERRY LEE HURLEYStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1970
- VYRL EUGENE LEICHLITER JRFirst Lieutenant · June 10, 1970
- WILLIE EDWARD MACKLance Corporal · June 10, 1970
- JOHN FRANCIS MALONEY JRSpecialist Four · June 10, 1970
From Salinas
- JOE CARROL ROBERTSONCaptain · June 18, 1965
- ALTON EUGENE BAKERPrivate First Class · November 1, 1965
- DARELL GOODWIN FREEMANPrivate First Class · November 22, 1965
- ERNEST FELIPE LOSOYALance Corporal · December 19, 1965
- ROBERT LESTER MILLERLieutenant · March 7, 1967
- DANNY JOE KEITHCorporal · June 2, 1967
- GERALD LELAND POPPASergeant · August 1, 1968
- DAVID CHISUMPrivate First Class · August 16, 1968
- RICKY LYNN CORNELLSpecialist Four · November 14, 1968
- JAMES CLARK CARLSONPrivate First Class · November 23, 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.