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NICHOLAS G JOHNSON SR
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 1, 1944 – August 13, 1970
Service recordNicholas G Johnson SR, of New Haven, Kentucky, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 13, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 108 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 108
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- October 1, 1944
- Home of record
- New Haven, Kentucky (Nelson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 13, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date August 13, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 11 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 108
- GEORGE D HENRY JRCaptain · August 13, 1970
- EDWARD CHARLES JOHNSTONWarrant Officer 1 · August 13, 1970
- LESTER EUGENE OONKLieutenant Colonel · August 13, 1970
- JOHN PARKER POWELLCaptain · August 13, 1970
From New Haven
- JAMES RAPHAEL NORRISStaff Sergeant · November 3, 1968
- PAUL ALLEN JOHNSONSergeant · August 4, 1970
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.