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STEVEN BRYCE JOHNSTON
Captain · U.S. Air Force
January 22, 1946 – January 4, 1973
Service recordSteven Bryce Johnston, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 4, 1973, in Laos, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 108 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 108
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 497 TFS 8 TFW
- Born
- January 22, 1946
- Home of record
- Muskogee, Oklahoma (Muskogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 4, 1973
- Age
- 26
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date January 4, 1973. In January 1973, 29 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
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
On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 108
- JOHN STEPHEN SATTERFIELDSpecialist Four · December 28, 1972
- MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER SMARTTCorporal · December 31, 1972
- GARY LEE BOYCEPetty Officer Second Class · January 1, 1973
- KENNETH DOYLE SCAIFESeaman Apprentice · January 3, 1973
From Muskogee
- JOSEPH WILLIAM BURKETTMajor · July 13, 1964
- BUREN RAY DAVISPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- RAYMOND PEARL JRStaff Sergeant · October 29, 1966
- CLAUDE NATHANIEL WILLIAMSCaptain · November 25, 1966
- JERRY K COVEYSpecialist Four · September 21, 1967
- RONALD STEWART ALLEN IIIStaff Sergeant · December 21, 1967
- GARY R HOLLANDPrivate First Class · April 12, 1968
- GARRY RAYMOND CHAPMANSergeant · May 5, 1968
- JERRY LEE CHAMBERSLieutenant Colonel · May 22, 1968
- JEDD EDWARD ASHBYSergeant · August 28, 1968
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.