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ROBERT DENNISON JOHNSON
Lieutenant Commander · U.S. Navy
February 12, 1934 – September 1, 1967
Service recordRobert Dennison Johnson, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on September 1, 1967, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 25E, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 25E · Line 78
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. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Url Pilot (1310)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HELATKLRON 3 DET 1 LST 7
- Born
- February 12, 1934
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 1, 1967
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date September 1, 1967; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In September 1967, 929 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “HELATKLRON 3 DET 1 LST 7”, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 25E, Line 78
- MILO PRESTON JOHNSONCaptain · September 1, 1967
- DONALD WAYNE KEENANCorporal · September 1, 1967
- SCOTTY LEE KEYESCorporal · September 1, 1967
- WILLARD RUSSELL KNIPPERSStaff Sergeant · September 1, 1967
Same unit, same day
- EDWARD LOUIS OTT IIIPetty Officer First Class · Panel 25E, Line 79
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.