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MARLIN JAMES JOHNSON
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
February 3, 1948 – April 20, 1970
Service recordMarlin James Johnson, of Decatur, Illinois, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 20, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · 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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 3, 1948
- Home of record
- Decatur, Illinois (Macon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 20, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date April 20, 1970. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
The record places this loss in Cambodia, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 27
- GERALD THOMAS BUTLERStaff Sergeant · April 20, 1970
- DAVID JOHN FALKStaff Sergeant · April 20, 1970
- GERALD DAN GRAYSpecialist Four · April 20, 1970
- GERALD LESTER HARTZELTechnical Sergeant · April 20, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GERALD DAN GRAYSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 27
- DAREK NICHOLAU RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 11W, Line 28
From Decatur
- ROGER HUGH MULLINSLieutenant Commander · February 17, 1960
- HERBERT J DEXTERMajor · September 18, 1965
- JAMES DARRELL WHITE JRPrivate First Class · January 29, 1966
- WILLIAM PATRICK FORANLance Corporal · March 1, 1966
- RONALD THOMAS SHELTONCaptain · April 10, 1966
- BRYAN B STOCKWELLPrivate First Class · September 20, 1966
- JOHN RUSSELL SMITHLance Corporal · October 5, 1966
- CARL GENE SMITHSpecialist Four · February 13, 1967
- STEPHEN RAY BANGERTLance Corporal · March 2, 1967
- JAMES THOMAS BRADSHAWPrivate First Class · March 18, 1967
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.