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WILLIAM THOMAS JOHN
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
October 1, 1925 – December 17, 1970
Service recordWilliam Thomas John, of Martinez, Georgia, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on December 17, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 45. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 127 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 127
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
- Sergeant First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Flight Operations Coordinator (71P)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 1, 1925
- Home of record
- Martinez, Georgia (Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 17, 1970
- Age
- 45
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Heart Related
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date December 17, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In December 1970, 271 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 22 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 127
- RAYMOND JOSEPH FLYNN JRFirst Lieutenant · December 17, 1970
- ANDREW CASTRO GUERREROCorporal · December 17, 1970
- THOMAS FOREST HERRINGCorporal · December 17, 1970
- FERENC JOHN RAMMSergeant · December 17, 1970
From Martinez
- CARL ANDREW OLSONSpecialist Four · February 2, 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.