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THOMAS JOSEPH JOHNSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 30, 1940 – August 27, 1965
Service recordThomas Joseph Johnson, of Springwood, Virginia, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 27, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 67 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 67
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 30, 1940
- Home of record
- Springwood, Virginia (Botetourt County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 27, 1965
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date August 27, 1965. In August 1965, 179 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 5 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 67
- ANTHONY PHILL CHRISTOPHERLance Corporal · August 25, 1965
- JEROME ELKINSFirst Lieutenant · August 27, 1965
- KENNETH DALE JOHNSTONPrivate First Class · August 27, 1965
- GERHARDT JUSTSergeant First Class · August 27, 1965
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH DALE JOHNSTONPrivate First Class · Panel 2E, Line 67
- GERHARDT JUSTSergeant First Class · Panel 2E, Line 67
- LEVERNE WILLIAM MCKINLEYStaff Sergeant · Panel 2E, Line 68
- CHARLES EDWARD NICHOLSWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2E, Line 68
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.