WALL OF HONOR MEMBER
SOUTH VIETNAM - TWENTY NINTH CASUALTY FROM ROY MILLER HIGH SCHOOL
Name: PFC John Charles Sims (02-05-50 - 08-11-69)
Posthumously Promoted
Roy Miller High School: 29 Casualty
Left Roy Miller: 1968 after Junior year
Branch: US Army
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Posthumous
Promotion as indicated
ID No: 454906759
MOS: 16F10: Light Air
Defense Artillery Crewmember
Length Service: 00
years
Unit: C BTRY, 1ST BN,
44TH ARTILLERY, 108TH ARTY GROUP, I FIELD FORCE, USARV
Start Tour:
01/25/1969
Casualty Date: 08/11/1969
Age at Loss: 19 years
Location: Quang Tri
Province, South Vietnam
Casualty Detail: Multiple
fragmentation wounds
Home of Record: Corpus
Christi, Texas
Medals Include: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam
Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Purple Heart
How Johnny Died: Sims had just
returned to the war zone after serving a month in Japan recovering from wounds
suffered in June. PFC Sims was killed in action from rocket & artillery
fire on Base Camp near Thon Vinh on 8-11-1969 while serving as a Light Air
Defense Artillery Crewman with Battery C of the 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery,
108 Artillery Group.
AI assisted picture of Johnny on left and picture from 1968 yearbook as a Junior at Roy Miller High School
Headstone grave marker - R.I.P. Johnny
Leonel Alvarez Commented on May 1, 2026 -
I remember John Sims very well.
Sophomore and Jr. years our P.E. coaches would team those who would run track
closes time. John could not out run me and vice versa. At the end of our Jr.
yr. John told me he was going to enlist in the Army. I practically begged him
to wait at least till after graduation (just one more year) I didn't see him
till beginning of my Sr. yr. He was wearing his Army uniform and said he was
going to Vietnam. That was the last time we talked. May he R.I.P.
Buccaneers were "Strong and United"
No comments:
Post a Comment