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THOMAS EUGENE JOHNSON
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
January 9, 1945 – October 3, 1968
Service recordThomas Eugene Johnson, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on October 3, 1968, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 42W, Line 69 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 42W · Line 69
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
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 9, 1945
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 3, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
48 names on the Wall carry the date October 3, 1968; 21 of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In October 1968, 821 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 46 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 42W, Line 69
- DONALD GENE CLEAVERStaff Sergeant · October 3, 1968
- RALPH TAYLOR HIGDONChief Warrant Officer 3 · October 3, 1968
- RONALD DAVID HORNStaff Sergeant · October 3, 1968
- GREGORY THOMAS JONESSergeant · October 3, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DAWSON CLEMENTSSergeant First Class · Panel 42W, Line 66
- RONALD LEE CONROYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 42W, Line 67
- LARRY LEE COSTLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 42W, Line 67
- DONALD JAMES CRAMER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 42W, Line 67
- DAVID JOSEPH DELLANGELOSergeant · Panel 42W, Line 67
- DAVID A DISRUDSpecialist Five · Panel 42W, Line 68
- ALLEN EDWARD GOMESSpecialist Five · Panel 42W, Line 68
- DALE GENE GRANGERSpecialist Five · Panel 42W, Line 68
- JOHN WILLIAM LUCIERPrivate First Class · Panel 42W, Line 70
- JOE JUNIOR HIBBLERPrivate First Class · Panel 42W, Line 72
- DAVID B PERREAULTSpecialist Five · Panel 42W, Line 72
- JERRY LEE PIERCE JRSpecialist Five · Panel 42W, Line 72
- DENNIS DEAN REESESpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 1
- ROBERT DALE TOMLINSONPrivate First Class · Panel 41W, Line 1
- MICHAEL DUANE SEESpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 2
- CHARLES JAMES WALLACEStaff Sergeant · Panel 41W, Line 2
- DENNIS ARTHUR WIRTSpecialist Four · Panel 41W, Line 2
- WILLIAM RANDOLPH YOUNGStaff Sergeant · Panel 41W, Line 3
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 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.