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VAN JOHN JOYCE
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
April 30, 1946 – March 12, 1971
Service recordVan John Joyce, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 12, 1971, in Cambodia, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 41
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 30, 1946
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 12, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date March 12, 1971. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
The record places this loss in Cambodia, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 41
- CLIVE GARTH JEFFSCaptain · March 12, 1971
- JERRY DEAN KUNEYSergeant · March 12, 1971
- WILLIAM TRUMAN LAFIELD JRCorporal · March 12, 1971
- NAZIR MOHAMMEDSergeant · March 12, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOEL THOMAS HAGEMANCaptain · Panel 4W, Line 40
- SAMUEL TAYLOR OWENSpecialist Four · Panel 4W, Line 42
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
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.