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DOUGLAS THOMPSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 30, 1950 – August 14, 1970
Service recordDouglas Thompson, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 14, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 112
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 30, 1950
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 14, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date August 14, 1970; two of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 112
- JOHN AL PREMENKOSergeant · August 14, 1970
- TERRY D REAMSStaff Sergeant · August 14, 1970
- DANIEL CARL UPTONSpecialist Five · August 14, 1970
- DUANE EVERETT WALDRONPrivate First Class · August 14, 1970
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
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.