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JOHNIE J WRIGHT JR
Major · U.S. Army
November 14, 1928 – February 19, 1967
Service recordJohnie J Wright JR, of Cookeville, Tennessee, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on February 19, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 15E, Line 64 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15E · Line 64
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Born
- November 14, 1928
- Home of record
- Cookeville, Tennessee (Putnam County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 19, 1967
- Age
- 38
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 19, 1967. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15E, Line 64
- GERALD WILLIAM GANNONPrivate First Class · February 19, 1967
- LESTER WAYNE ROBBINSSpecialist Four · February 19, 1967
- HAROLD STANLEY WILSONSpecialist Four · February 19, 1967
- LARRY B WYNNEPrivate · February 19, 1967
From Cookeville
- JAMES CABELL FARLEYPrivate First Class · November 20, 1967
- WAYMON CLAY ELRODCaptain · January 3, 1969
- CARL EDWARD GILBERTFirst Lieutenant · January 6, 1970
- JERRY THOMAS HICKEYSergeant · January 10, 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.