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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: JOHNSON
First name: LARRY HOWARD
Home of Record (official): DECORAH
State (official): IA
Date of Birth: Thursday, February 5, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 478600053
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
A Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, April 19, 1969
Date of Casualty: Sunday, July 6, 1969
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 21W - Row 070