He was the first husband of Barbara Weathers Geoghegan Johns, married June 13, 1964 He was the father of Camille Ann Geoghegan Olson, born June 8, 1965
In an effort to save the life of one of his men in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, they were both killed.
He was featured in WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE ... AND YOUNG."
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Second Lieutenant John Lance Geoghegan, Served with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Vietnam.
He was the first husband of Barbara Weathers Geoghegan Johns, married June 13, 1964 He was the father of Camille Ann Geoghegan Olson, born June 8, 1965
In an effort to save the life of one of his men in the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley, they were both killed.
He was featured in WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE ... AND YOUNG."
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Second Lieutenant John Lance Geoghegan, Served with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army Vietnam.
Inscription
2LT US ARMY VIETNAM
SILVER STAR BSM PH
7TH CALVARY