John David Muir (1948 - 1969)

Born 13 Dec 1948 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States

Died 1 Aug 1969 at age 20 in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam

Biography

PO3 John Muir was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

GMG3 John Muir served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): PBR-147, RIVDIV 533, TF 116, USNAVFORV
Service ended:

He died in Vietnam in 1969. ^[1]

Military Service

ON THE WALL: Panel W20 Line 83 This page Copyright© 1997-2018 www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Bradenton, FL Date of birth: 12/13/1948 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: United States Navy Grade at loss: E4 Rank: Petty Officer Third Class Promotion Note: None ID No: 266843196 MOS: GMG3: Gunner's Mate (Guns) 3rd Class Length Service: 01 Unit: PBR-147, RIVDIV 533, TF 116, USNAVFORV CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 06/25/1968 Incident Date: 08/01/1969 Casualty Date: 08/01/1969 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 20 Location: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Ground casualty (or inland waterway) Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire URL: https:/www.VirtualWall.org/dm/MuirJD01a.htm Data accessed: 3/7/2019 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100110397/john-david-muir: accessed 22 May 2023), memorial page for John David “Jack” Muir (13 Dec 1948–1 Aug 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100110397, citing Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by HNLjr (contributor 47307248).
2. ↑ THE VIRTUAL WALL ® www.VirtualWall.org

"PO3 John David Muir." The Virtual Wall. Www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd, 29 2018. Web. 11 Feb 2019. https://www.virtualwall.org/dm/MuirJD01a.htm

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXB-7WS : 12 December 2014), John David Muir, 01 Aug 1969; citing , Gia Dinh, South Vietnam, panel 20W, line 083, NARA NAID 571687, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

"United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZW-2N4 : 12 December 2014), John David Muir, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.