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JOHNELL LAVERNE CHASTANG
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 4, 1952 – May 9, 1971
Service recordJohnell Laverne Chastang, of Calvert, Alabama, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 9, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 27
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 4, 1952
- Home of record
- Calvert, Alabama (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 9, 1971
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date May 9, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In May 1971, 202 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 27
- MARTIN ROGER LLOYDSpecialist Four · May 8, 1971
- CHARLES THOMAS WILCOXSpecialist Four · May 8, 1971
- THOMAS PAUL CADIEUXSergeant · May 9, 1971
- RONALD LEE DOOLITTLESpecialist Four · May 9, 1971
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.