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JOHN WILLIAM RUCKER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 27, 1947 – December 14, 1970
Service recordJohn William Rucker, of Roanoke, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 14, 1970, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 121 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 121
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist (11F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- November 27, 1947
- Home of record
- Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 14, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date December 14, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phu Yen Province that day. In December 1970, 271 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 21 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 121
- KENNETH HARLEN LOVESpecialist Four · December 14, 1970
- RICHARD LEE MAYNARD JRPrivate First Class · December 14, 1970
- DENNIS RALPH MORENOCorporal · December 14, 1970
- JOHN WILLIAM MURPHYSpecialist Four · December 14, 1970
From Roanoke
- LAWRENCE EARL HACKLEYCaptain · July 18, 1963
- MARSHALL JOSEPH ANGELLSpecialist Five · December 12, 1963
- LUTHER WILLIAM BURTONSergeant · November 1, 1965
- CLYDE RUSSEL HERMANSpecialist Four · November 6, 1965
- JOSEPH WHELTON BROWN IIICorporal · April 13, 1966
- JOHN ALPHONZO BROWNStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- JAMES R MCILWEEPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- PAUL MARTIN REEDCorporal · August 23, 1966
- JOHN TYLER LOGANSergeant · September 30, 1966
- JOHNNY WAYNE WRIGHTSpecialist Four · October 24, 1966
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.