THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever....

Staff Sergeant Johnny Ray Cobb, Served with Company A, 84th Engineer Battalion, 937th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

SSG Johnny R. Cobb was a Quartermaster Light Equipment Repairman serving with A Company, 84th Engineer Battalion. While serving in Vietnam, SSG Cobb became ill and was hospitalized on May 15, 1970. On June 13, 1970, he was medically evacuated to the United States for treatment of lung cancer. Cobb died at William Beaumont General Hospital in El Paso, TX on July 10, 1970. He was 31 years-old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Dear SSGT Johnny Cobb,
I really hope your photo is put here because this is a wall of faces and yours is missing. Thank you for your service as a Quartermaster Light Equipment Repairman. December is here, along with all the preparations. It is almost Christmas. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

We need your help! Since 1986, the students of Lake Central High School in Northwest Indiana have been researching men and women from the State of Indiana who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. We are the researchers for the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Memorials located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Of the1621 Vietnam casualties, we have located 1100+ families as of the date of this entry. We are now researching the men and women from the State of Illinois who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. If you have any information or photos that may help please contact us at the following: [email protected]