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THOMAS WILLENE JOHNSON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 11, 1949 – July 4, 1969
Service recordThomas Willene Johnson, of London, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 4, 1969, in Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 60
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- November 11, 1949
- Home of record
- London, Ohio (Madison County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 4, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Dinh Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 4, 1969; two of them were lost in Định Tường Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 60
- ROBERT PAUL GARDINERWarrant Officer 1 · July 4, 1969
- ROBERT ALLEN GRIFFINPrivate First Class · July 4, 1969
- ALFRED WILLIE HUBBARDSpecialist Four · July 4, 1969
- CHARLES FREDRICK HUGHESCaptain · July 4, 1969
- JOHN CHARLES JAVORCHIKCorporal · July 4, 1969
Same unit, same day
- STANLEY WAYNE MARTENSSpecialist Four · Panel 21W, Line 61
From London
- THOMAS EDWARD BURLILESpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- RONALD EUGENE HARRISONPrivate First Class · May 18, 1966
- JOSEPH GENE GREGGPrivate First Class · November 19, 1967
- JOHN EDWARD THIELSpecialist Four · December 8, 1967
- LARRY DEAN RIPLEYCorporal · February 7, 1968
- WILLIAM EDWARD DEANPrivate First Class · March 13, 1968
- JAMES KERMIT PARKSPrivate First Class · November 28, 1968
- ROBERT CRAIN PHLEGERSergeant · May 7, 1970
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.