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GERALD RICHARD THOMPSON
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
June 17, 1944 – March 21, 1969
Service recordGerald Richard Thompson, of Wellston, Ohio, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on March 21, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 28W, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 28W · Line 5
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
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Avionic Equipment Maintenance Supervisor (35P)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- June 17, 1944
- Home of record
- Wellston, Ohio (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 21, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
83 names on the Wall carry the date March 21, 1969; seven of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 44 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 28W, Line 5
- MICHAEL KELLY THOMPSONCaptain · March 21, 1969
- PHILIP BRUCE THOMPSONPrivate First Class · March 21, 1969
- JOHN JUAN VALEROSergeant · March 21, 1969
- KELLY PATRICK VAUGHNCorporal · March 21, 1969
Same unit, same day
- FRANKLIN D ASHLEY IISpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 94
- ROBERT ALLEN BAETZELWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 29W, Line 95
- RICHARD C BENICEWICZCaptain · Panel 29W, Line 96
- ROBERT ALAN DALTONFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 97
- HARRY HUTCHISON GIBSONFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 98
- THOMAS EDWARD JONES JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 100
- ALBERT OTTO KRAUSSERSpecialist Four · Panel 29W, Line 101
- TED DOUGLAS MILLSSergeant · Panel 29W, Line 103
- THOMAS MCKNETT NEWMANFirst Lieutenant · Panel 29W, Line 104
- DAVID BRUCE PETERSONCaptain · Panel 28W, Line 1
- ROBERT EMMETT PIERSONPrivate First Class · Panel 28W, Line 1
- RENE ANTHONY SANTOSSpecialist Five · Panel 28W, Line 1
- DALE LOUIS STOCKSpecialist Four · Panel 28W, Line 4
- MICHAEL KELLY THOMPSONCaptain · Panel 28W, Line 5
From Wellston
- EDWARD PHILLIP DYEPrivate First Class · October 17, 1967
- LARRY DEAN SWANEYSpecialist Four · June 10, 1968
- MICHAEL P MCCORMICKSecond Lieutenant · March 20, 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.