John Winchester
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John Winchester
Played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
- Widower of Mary Winchester; father of Dean & Sam
- John served in the Vietnam war with the US Marines. See below for John's military history.
- He worked as a mechanic and was co-owner (with Mike Guenther) of a garage in Lawrence, Kansas until the death of his wife in 1983.
- Blood type: AB
- Religion: his dogtags categorize him as "non-religious"
Contents
Age speculation
- A draft script of the Pilot places John's age at 30 when Mary dies (therefore early 50s at present).
- John's email address, jwinchester1246@gmail.com, could be read to refer to his birthdate - December 1946. This fits with the use of Mary's date of death throughout the show (it is used as a lock combination, or referred to as 110283 or 1183). This would place John at age 60 in 2006.
- John cannot plausibly have been born any later than 1957 (so as to have been 18, and in the Marines, in 1975). Considering the notes below about Vietnam force reduction, the likelihood is high that he turned 18 before 1971 (in which case his birth year would be 1953 or earlier).
John's Military History
Dog Tags
WINCHESTER
JOHN
306-00-3894
TYPE AB
NON-RELIGIOUS
John's social security number suggests he was born in, or obtained his first job in, Indiana (source) (Although most children born today receive a SSN at birth or within their first year, this was not common practice when John was a child.)
Medals in The Journal
- USMC Expert Rifle Badge
- Bronze Star (fourth highest award for bravery, heroism or meritorious service)
- Purple Heart (wounded)
- Vietnam Service Medal (served more than thirty consecutive days, or 60 non-consecutive days, in the Republic of Vietnam between the dates of November 15, 1961 and March 28, 1973.)
'Nam information
These are all the official military campaigns for the Marines in Vietnam from 1970-73:
- Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 : November 1, 1969 to April 30, 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive : May 1 to June 30, 1970
- Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase VII : July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1971
- Consolidation I : July 1 to November 30, 1971
- Consolidation II : December 1, 1971 to March 29, 1972
- Vietnam Cease Fire : March 30, 1972 to March 28, 1973
Although the Marines were in Vietnam until the end of the war (assisting in the evacuation of US embassies, for example,) ground force reduction begins in July of 71.
Random Nam facts
- only 25% of the total forces in country were draftees
- 82% of veterans who saw heavy combat strongly believe the war was lost because of lack of political will
- 91% of actual Vietnam War veterans and 90% of those who saw heavy combat are proud to have served their country
John and the Roadhouse
- According to Jo's Journal, John used to visit the Roadhouse before William Anthony Harvelle's death in 1995.
- In 2.06 No Exit (episode), Ellen infers that W.A.H.'s death was John's fault - they were both usually solo hunters, hunting together, when W.A.H. died.
