John Calvin Bohannon Obit

A wonderful Son,
the best big Brother,
and the Uncle never known.

John Calvin Bohannon was the son of John C Bohannon and Nadine Skinner.

SSG John Calvin Bohannon's tour of duty began on January 4, 1967. SSG Bohannon was assigned to 168th Engineer Battalion, 79th Engineer Group, 20th Engineer Brigade. SSG Bohannon died from injuries received while a passenger in a military vehicle en route to a combat support area when the vehicle struck a hostile mine. SSG Bohannon was the father of two children.

John Calvin Bohannon is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Panel 14E Line 102.

Personal Data:
Home of Record: Sayre, OK
Date of Birth: Monday, 11/27/1939
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Married? No
Religion: Roman Catholic

Military Data:
Service: Army of the United States (Regular)
Rank & Grade at Loss: Staff Sergeant E6
Promotion Note: None
ID: 18639760
MOS or Specialty: Not Recorded
Length of Service: 4 to 6 years
Unit: 168th EngrBn, 79th Engr Grp, 20th Engr Brigade
Casualty Data:
Start Tour: Wednesday 01/04/1967
Incident: Wednesday 02/01/1967
Age at Loss: 27
Location: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Remains: Body Recovered
Casualty: Ground Casualty
Type casualty: Hostile, Died
Casualty detail: other Explosive Device