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WILLIAM THEODORE JOHNSON
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
June 21, 1944 – April 1, 1966
Service recordWilliam Theodore Johnson, of Freeport, Florida, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 1, 1966, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 6E, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6E · Line 71
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- June 21, 1944
- Home of record
- Freeport, Florida (Walton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1966; two of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In April 1966, 406 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6E, Line 71
- JESSE J COFFEYSergeant · April 1, 1966
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- DAVID JOSEPH KERNPrivate First Class · April 1, 1966
- WILLIAM FREDERICK KOHLRUSCHLieutenant (junior grade) · April 1, 1966
From Freeport
- CLAYTON CHARLES BRANNONPrivate First Class · August 16, 1968
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.