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JAMES PATRICK THOMPSON
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
February 2, 1950 – February 15, 1971
Service recordJames Patrick Thompson, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on February 15, 1971, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 109
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
- Rough Terrain Forklift And Loader Operator (62M)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- February 2, 1950
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
33 names on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1971; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuy Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 109
- KENNETH M STEINKIRCHNERSergeant · February 15, 1971
- YOSHIO TAKEHARASergeant First Class · February 15, 1971
- TAGIPO VAOGA TAUALASpecialist Four · February 15, 1971
- JAMES HARRY TAYLORSecond Lieutenant · February 15, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JAMES ROBERT BROBSTPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 104
- ROY DELL SHINGLERSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 108
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.