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PAUL EDWARD JOHNSON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 21, 1948 – July 7, 1969
Service recordPaul Edward Johnson, of Flint, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 7, 1969, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 75
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- March 21, 1948
- Home of record
- Flint, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1969; four of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 75
- TIMOTHY WHARTON HANSLEYLance Corporal · July 7, 1969
- RONALD JOHN HAUPTSpecialist Four · July 7, 1969
- DEWEY WILLIAM HEROYCaptain · July 7, 1969
- DONALD FRANCIS HOVANECPetty Officer Third Class · July 7, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DANA LEROY MACESpecialist Five · Panel 21W, Line 76
- CHARLES EARL SMITHStaff Sergeant · Panel 21W, Line 78
- COLON DAVID YOUNGSpecialist Four · Panel 21W, Line 79
From Flint
- ROY E STOKESLance Corporal · June 4, 1965
- FRED TOINSSpecialist Four · October 12, 1965
- JAMES LEROY CRAGARStaff Sergeant · October 22, 1965
- DONALD CAMERON MCPHEEGunnery Sergeant · October 24, 1965
- WARDLOW WESLEY PARTEEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- BILLIE NEAL PLUMPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- RAYMOND CARL ROBINSONSergeant · March 30, 1966
- DENNIS A DESCOPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- JULIAN B WILLOUGHBYStaff Sergeant · April 29, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD DOZIERLance Corporal · August 25, 1966
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.