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GERALD LYNN THOMAS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 29, 1945 – February 4, 1969
Service recordGerald Lynn Thomas, of Houston, Texas, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on February 4, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 59
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- October 29, 1945
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 4, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
39 names on the Wall carry the date February 4, 1969; 18 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 59
- JOSEPH JOHN SMITHFirst Lieutenant · February 4, 1969
- WILLIAM ALLAN TENNANTSpecialist Four · February 4, 1969
- HOUSTON FRANKLIN THOMASLance Corporal · February 4, 1969
- JAMES WILLIAM TUCK JRCorporal · February 4, 1969
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 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.