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ROBERT WILLIAM JOHNSON JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 14, 1948 – April 29, 1968
Service recordRobert William Johnson JR, of Sacramento, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 29, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · Line 2
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 14, 1948
- Home of record
- Sacramento, California (Sacramento County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 29, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
55 names on the Wall carry the date April 29, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 134 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 2
- HARLEY JOHN JENKSCorporal · April 29, 1968
- ANDREW JOHN JOBEYPrivate First Class · April 29, 1968
- LEROY JOHNSONCorporal · April 29, 1968
- ARTHUR L JORDONSergeant · April 29, 1968
Same unit, same day
- ANTHONY LOUIS MOORESpecialist Four · Panel 53E, Line 4
- JAMES EDWARD WALKER JRPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 8
- DAVID VERNON WHINNERYPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 8
From Sacramento
- IRVING ALBERT SELFSergeant · May 19, 1964
- LEONARD PAUL HUDSONFirst Lieutenant · November 19, 1964
- CRAIG LOUIS HAGENSergeant · June 10, 1965
- DAVID LEVANT FELTPrivate First Class · August 17, 1965
- RICHARD GRIFFITH PHILBINPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- PHILLIP ANTHONY LOTTAPrivate First Class · February 25, 1966
- MICHAEL ANTHONY GILSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- RICHARD LEE LAWSLieutenant · April 3, 1966
- ROBERT LEE FOSTERPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- GERALD C HUNSBARGER IIIPrivate First Class · June 2, 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.