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JOHN CLARENCE THOMAS
Lieutenant Commander · U.S. Navy
March 24, 1924 – September 8, 1964
Service recordJohn Clarence Thomas, of Portland, Indiana, served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on September 8, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 64 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 64
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. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 24, 1924
- Home of record
- Portland, Indiana (Jay County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 8, 1964
- Age
- 40
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date September 8, 1964. In September 1964, 12 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 64
- GEORGE EDWARD FLYNN IIICaptain · September 23, 1964
- VIRGIL RAYMOND GREANYMajor · September 25, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- KENNETH EARL WALKERCaptain · October 2, 1964
- EDDIE LOUIS SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 4, 1964
From Portland
- JOHN ALLEN BRYANLance Corporal · September 18, 1966
- GEORGE K FARRISCommander · October 26, 1966
- LARRY GENE BURKHOLDERPrivate First Class · October 5, 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.