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FARLEY DEE THOMPSON
Major · U.S. Army
August 1, 1928 – December 23, 1966
Service recordFarley Dee Thompson, of Sheffield, Alabama, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on December 23, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 76
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- August 1, 1928
- Home of record
- Sheffield, Alabama (Colbert County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 23, 1966
- Age
- 38
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Infectious Disease
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date December 23, 1966. In December 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 13E, Line 76
- JOHN HOWARD REEVESLance Corporal · December 23, 1966
- TERRY WAYNE SHALHOOBLance Corporal · December 23, 1966
- THOMAS LEE TIGLASFireman Apprentice · December 23, 1966
- DUANE ARLEN VOGELCorporal · December 23, 1966
From Sheffield
- THOMAS MANUEL DILLARDSpecialist Five · February 20, 1966
- DONALD EARL BOSTONPetty Officer Third Class · April 7, 1967
- EARL DILLWORTH JRLance Corporal · May 1, 1967
- GARY RAY WIGINTONPrivate First Class · March 25, 1968
- PRESTON LEE HOWELLSergeant · May 9, 1968
- CLIFFORD C WALKERSpecialist Four · August 20, 1968
- HOWARD BROWN HANDLEYStaff Sergeant · September 13, 1968
- DAVID ROLLAND JACKSONWarrant Officer 1 · September 25, 1969
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.