John Howard Mooney was the son of John Howard Mooney and Edith Ann Oatman.
CPL John Mooney was killed in action on 7 January 1967 in Kien Hoa (now Bến Tre), South Vietnam when a hand grenade fell from the belt clip of a fellow soldier into the helicopter in which they were flying. When CPL Mooney observed the live grenade in the aircraft, he attempted to retrieve it and suffered the full impact of the explosion. Two soldiers were killed in the incident.
CPL Mooney was survived by two daughters, one son, and two sisters.
CPL Mooney is listed on Panel 13E, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Note: Birth, burial, and family information provided by CPL Mooney's son, John.
CPL John Mooney was killed in action on 7 January 1967 in Kien Hoa (now Bến Tre), South Vietnam when a hand grenade fell from the belt clip of a fellow soldier into the helicopter in which they were flying. When CPL Mooney observed the live grenade in the aircraft, he attempted to retrieve it and suffered the full impact of the explosion. Two soldiers were killed in the incident.
CPL Mooney was survived by two daughters, one son, and two sisters.
CPL Mooney is listed on Panel 13E, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Note: Birth, burial, and family information provided by CPL Mooney's son, John.
John Howard Mooney was the son of John Howard Mooney and Edith Ann Oatman.
CPL John Mooney was killed in action on 7 January 1967 in Kien Hoa (now Bến Tre), South Vietnam when a hand grenade fell from the belt clip of a fellow soldier into the helicopter in which they were flying. When CPL Mooney observed the live grenade in the aircraft, he attempted to retrieve it and suffered the full impact of the explosion. Two soldiers were killed in the incident.
CPL Mooney was survived by two daughters, one son, and two sisters.
CPL Mooney is listed on Panel 13E, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Note: Birth, burial, and family information provided by CPL Mooney's son, John.
CPL John Mooney was killed in action on 7 January 1967 in Kien Hoa (now Bến Tre), South Vietnam when a hand grenade fell from the belt clip of a fellow soldier into the helicopter in which they were flying. When CPL Mooney observed the live grenade in the aircraft, he attempted to retrieve it and suffered the full impact of the explosion. Two soldiers were killed in the incident.
CPL Mooney was survived by two daughters, one son, and two sisters.
CPL Mooney is listed on Panel 13E, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Note: Birth, burial, and family information provided by CPL Mooney's son, John.
Inscription
FLORIDA
CPL US MARINE CORPS
VIETNAM PH
Gravesite Details
Member of the Ugly Angels, Marine Helicopter Squadron 362
