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JAMES RONALD THOMAS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
January 1, 1950 – April 17, 1971
Service recordJames Ronald Thomas, of New Orleans, Louisiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 17, 1971, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 131 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 131
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 173 AIRBORNE BDE
- Born
- January 1, 1950
- Home of record
- New Orleans, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 17, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date April 17, 1971; he was the only one lost in Bình Định Province that day. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 4W, Line 131
- EDWIN FREDERICK FISHERCorporal · April 17, 1971
- PETER KAPAS JRPrivate First Class · April 17, 1971
- GEORGE JAMES ORRSpecialist Five · April 17, 1971
- GARY LEE REYNOLDSSpecialist Four · April 17, 1971
- WILLIAM ARTHUR THOMAS JRCaptain · April 21, 1972
From New Orleans
- GEORGE EDWARD FLYNN IIICaptain · September 23, 1964
- HARRY EMILUS ROWLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- EPHRON WALLACE JRSpecialist Four · October 5, 1965
- ROBERT ANGELO SOLORZANOLance Corporal · November 3, 1965
- CARL STEPHEN DANIELSPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- HERMAN LOUIS JEFFERSON JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- EARL DUBOIS AULLSecond Lieutenant · November 17, 1965
- LAVINE JOHN BANKSSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOHNNY WILLIAM BOUINGTONPrivate First Class · November 25, 1965
- RONALD FRANCIS RODMajor · December 4, 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.