SP4 Louis Johnson (KIA)

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: St Louis, MO
Date of birth: 01/06/1948
Race: Negro
Religion: Protestant
Marital Status: Married

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Specialist Four
ID No: 56595258
MOS: 11B20: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 11/21/1968
Incident Date: 05/30/1969
Casualty Date: 05/30/1969
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds




Louis is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St Louis, MO.

Louis is honored on Panel 23W, Row 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial


"I served with the same unit, also from St.Louis. I had left the field (WIA) 4-19-69."
~Dave Reinheimer


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