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BRUCE WAYNE THOMPSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 22, 1941 – March 3, 1969
Service recordBruce Wayne Thompson, of Glendale, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 3, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 30W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 30W · Line 32
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- January 22, 1941
- Home of record
- Glendale, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 3, 1969
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
89 names on the Wall carry the date March 3, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 33 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 30W, Line 32
- RONALD JAMES SHIERPrivate First Class · March 3, 1969
- DELBERT LEO SINGLER JRPetty Officer Third Class · March 3, 1969
- WILLIAM MARK SMITHSergeant · March 3, 1969
- WILLIAM CLYDE STINSON JRLieutenant Colonel · March 3, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT JOHN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 20
- PAUL DONALD COOKEPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 20
- ARLIN WAYNE KOEHNSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 26
- WILLIAM CLYDE STINSON JRLieutenant Colonel · Panel 30W, Line 32
From Glendale
- RONALD WAYNE MACKLINWarrant Officer 1 · October 20, 1965
- GARY NELS NELSONCorporal · June 4, 1966
- ALLAN JOSEPH ALTIERIPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- RICHARD WAYNE BILLINGSLEYPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- GLENN EDWARD INSPRUCKERFirst Lieutenant · September 17, 1966
- GARY THOMAS MCCLAINLance Corporal · December 24, 1966
- BRUCE DIXON PATTERSONLance Corporal · January 13, 1967
- STEPHEN FRANK BURLINGAMESpecialist Four · March 12, 1967
- LARRY ROY STEPHANSecond Lieutenant · May 1, 1967
- RICHARD DUANE KLUGPrivate First Class · November 14, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.