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GARY JOSEPH THOMAS
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 31, 1946 – May 18, 1968
Service recordGary Joseph Thomas, of Davison, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 18, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 63E, Line 3 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 63E · Line 3
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Telegraph Operator (2533)
- Born
- August 31, 1946
- Home of record
- Davison, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 18, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
59 names on the Wall carry the date May 18, 1968; 18 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 63E, Line 3
- DOUGLAS ALEXANDER WALKERChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 18, 1968
- THOMAS JOSEPH WEISSSecond Lieutenant · May 18, 1968
- NATHAN WHITE JRPrivate First Class · May 18, 1968
- JAMES RAY YOUNGPrivate · May 18, 1968
From Davison
- LOWELL DEAN HOLDENStaff Sergeant · September 15, 1967
- HOWARD L DOYLESecond Lieutenant · December 14, 1967
- MARTIN T SCOTT IISpecialist Four · March 5, 1969
- DAVID LARRY BONESTEELSergeant · July 7, 1969
- DAVID LEE EXPrivate First Class · June 12, 1970
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.