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JOHN WILSON MCLEMORE JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 31, 1946 – March 22, 1971
Service recordJohn Wilson McLemore JR, of Fresno, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on March 22, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 68 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 68
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- December 31, 1946
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 22, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date March 22, 1971; 13 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 68
- ROBERT NORMAND LEBRUNSpecialist Four · March 22, 1971
- CHARLIE MATTHEW LOGANSpecialist Four · March 22, 1971
- PETER GIBNEY MORIARTYCaptain · March 22, 1971
- ROGER WILLIAM STAHLCorporal · March 22, 1971
Same unit, same day
- REGINALD JOE ABERNETHYPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 65
- KARL WALTER DRUZINSKICorporal · Panel 4W, Line 65
- WILLIAM HENRY FELLSSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 65
- WILLIAM STUART GLENNPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 66
- DAVID ROY HAYWARDSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 67
- ROGER WILLIAM STAHLCorporal · Panel 4W, Line 68
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 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.