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WILLIAM EARL JOHNSON SR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
July 18, 1948 – February 17, 1969
Service recordWilliam Earl Johnson SR, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 17, 1969, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 27W, Line 30 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 27W · Line 30
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
- Regular
- Born
- July 18, 1948
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 17, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Missile
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date February 17, 1969. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 27W, Line 30
- TIMOTHY ELDEN DYESpecialist Four · April 7, 1969
- ANTHONY JOHN FANFASergeant · April 7, 1969
- GARY WAYNE GILLISStaff Sergeant · April 7, 1969
- PETER GODOY JRPrivate First Class · April 7, 1969
- JOHN TERRY GRAYSpecialist Four · April 7, 1969
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 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.