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JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JR
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
November 21, 1935 – May 8, 1965
Service recordJohn William Irving JR, of San Jose, California, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 8, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 111 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 111
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Infantry Unit Commander (71542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 21, 1935
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 8, 1965
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date May 8, 1965. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 111
- CHARLES ERVIN SHELTONColonel · April 29, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ROBERT AUSTIN STUBBERFIELDLieutenant Colonel · May 6, 1965
- WILLIAM THOMAS BOWMANStaff Sergeant · May 7, 1965
From San Jose
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 1966
- GEORGE J CARRILLO JRSpecialist Four · February 6, 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.