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JOHNNY GORDON WILLIAMSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 10, 1950 – April 24, 1971
Service recordJohnny Gordon Williamson, of Henderson, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 24, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 11
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Atomic Demolition Munitions Specialist (12E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- April 10, 1950
- Home of record
- Henderson, Texas (Rusk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 24, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date April 24, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 11
- RICHARD MAURIC BEAUREGARDSergeant · April 24, 1971
- EDWARD MEARL BALLSpecialist Five · April 25, 1971
- LENO RENALDO DILLETTPrivate First Class · April 25, 1971
- KEITH EUGENE HANEYPrivate First Class · April 25, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ALLEN THOMAS BOEHMSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 6
- JAMES BRADDOCK HARRISSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 8
- EDWIN HEISSECaptain · Panel 3W, Line 8
- BENNIE RAY HIVELYSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 8
- GABRIEL AUGUS JEFFRIES JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 3W, Line 8
- LARRY CHRISTOPHER JORDANStaff Sergeant · Panel 3W, Line 8
- KEVIN ALONZO RINARDFirst Lieutenant · Panel 3W, Line 9
- STEPHEN ALAN SPENCERSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 10
From Henderson
- BOBBY JOE JACOBSPrivate First Class · May 14, 1966
- THOMAS JOHN POOLPrivate First Class · June 30, 1967
- ROY WILLIAM EDWARDSPlatoon Sergeant · January 12, 1968
- THOMAS LYNN FORSYTHEWarrant Officer 1 · December 21, 1969
- ERVIN LEE TUTTLESpecialist Four · March 2, 1970
- HENRY ELMER EVANSStaff Sergeant · December 23, 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.