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John Edward Wilburn

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John Edward Wilburn

Specialist Four
A CO, 1ST BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Luther, Oklahoma
February 12, 1944 ~ April 19, 1968

Cenataph
Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu
Honolulu County
Hawaii, USA
Plot: Courts of the Missing

In Memory of Army .... SP4 John Edward Wilburn
*** Specialist, Fourth Class Wilburn was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On April 19, 1968, he was a passenger in a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1D) participating in a combat assault mission into A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire causing the helicopter to spin throwing Specialist, Fourth Class Wilburn out the left door from an altitude of 3,000 feet. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

medals and insignia
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 name on the wall
Placement on the Wall: Panel 51E Line 4

 personal & military data
 personal & military data

John Edward Wilburn
ON THE WALL: Panel 51E Line 4
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PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Luther, OK
Date of birth: 02/12/1944
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Specialist Four
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 67136575
MOS: 11B20: Infantryman
Length Service: 01
Unit: A CO, 1ST BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 09/27/1967
Incident Date: 04/19/1968
Casualty Date: 04/19/1968
Status Date: Not Applicable
Status Change: Not Applicable
Age at Loss: 24
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Repatriated: Not Applicable
Identified: Not Applicable
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Noncrew
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land

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