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A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967.
A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967. Photo: SP5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army, public domain. Shown for the time and place, not a photograph of John William Holle.

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JOHN WILLIAM HOLLE

Specialist Four · U.S. Army

March 6, 1948 – July 1, 1969

Service record

John William Holle, of New Caney, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1969, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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Panel 21W · Line 42

Position of Panel 21W on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Service

Branch
U.S. Army
Rank
Specialist Four (SP4)
Service
Drafted (Selective Service)
Occupation
Military Police (95B)
Unit (as recorded)
C CO 504 MP BN 16 MP GRP
Born
March 6, 1948
Home of record
New Caney, Texas (Montgomery County)

Casualty

Date of death
July 1, 1969
Age
21
Province
Thua Thien
Country
South Vietnam
Casualty type
Non-hostile
Category
Accident
Circumstance
Vehicle Crash (MC)

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13 names on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1969; two of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

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Also on Panel 21W, Line 42

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.