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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: JOHNSON
First name: BRUCE ERVIN
Home of Record (official): WELLS
State (official): MN
Date of Birth: Monday, October 18, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 56503362
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
A Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, May 27, 1968
Date of Casualty: Sunday, April 13, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 27W - Row 074