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CALVIN B TIBBETT
Captain · U.S. Air Force
October 23, 1946 – November 21, 1972
Service recordCalvin B Tibbett, of Waynesville, Missouri, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on November 21, 1972, in Thailand, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 92
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- October 23, 1946
- Home of record
- Waynesville, Missouri (Pulaski County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 21, 1972
- Age
- 26
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date November 21, 1972. In November 1972, 21 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 92
- JOHN W RYONMaster Sergeant · November 21, 1972
- RONALD DEAN STAFFORDCaptain · November 21, 1972
- WALTER HENRY TRISKOMajor · November 27, 1972
- CHARLES M EARNESTCommander · November 28, 1972
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.