Jimmie Lee Johnson

Private First Class
D CO, 168TH ENG BN, 79TH ENG GROUP, 20TH ENG BDE
Army of the United States
04 January 1950 - 01 March 1970
Anderson, Indiana
Panel 13W Line 071

20TH ENG BDE

168TH ENG BN
Army Engineers

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Jimmie Lee Johnson

12 Jan 2007

REMEMBERED

by a friend.
E-mail address is not available.
19 Feb 2007

Jimmy was a nice kid who was only with the 554th Engineers for about a month when stepped on a mine while sweeping the road we were building from Cu Chi to Dau Tieng. I know the records show him as being in the 168th Engineers, he was actually in the 554th Engineers when he died. Jimmy, there isn't a day that goes by when I don't think about that fateful day in March. I wish there was more that we could do for you. Sgt Barry

From a comrade in arms,
Jim Barry
jim_barry@bigfoot.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The Central Identification Laboratory Hawaii database does show PFC Johnson as assigned to D Company, 168th Engineers. Johnson arrived in the Republic of Vietnam on 28 Jan 1970 and was killed on 01 March 1970. At that time, the 168th Engineers were packing up to go home (they left RVN on 09 Apr 1970) and would have been transferring men who were not close to the end of their tour ... and Johnson was just starting his tour.

While Sergeant Barry's statement that PFC Johnson was with the 554th Engineers at the time of his death is entirely reasonable, The Virtual Wall is leaving him in Delta 158th Engrs pending receipt of a service record extract.



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 12 Jan 2007
Last updated 11/13/2010