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JOHN CLYDE THOMPSON JR
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
August 15, 1947 – August 12, 1971
Service recordJohn Clyde Thompson JR, of Lincoln, Nebraska, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 12, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 130 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 130
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- August 15, 1947
- Home of record
- Lincoln, Nebraska (Lancaster County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 12, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date August 12, 1971; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In August 1971, 116 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 130
- ROBERT THOMAS NELSONSpecialist Five · August 12, 1971
- JOHN MICHAEL RYDLEWICZFirst Lieutenant · August 12, 1971
- GAIL LYNN STRICKLANDSpecialist Four · August 12, 1971
- JAMES WRIGHTStaff Sergeant · August 12, 1971
Same unit, same day
- GARY LEE HOLIANSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 129
- ERIC STEVEN KELLYSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 129
- LAWRENCE LEE KELLYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 3W, Line 129
- LARRY MCCOYPrivate First Class · Panel 3W, Line 129
- GAIL LYNN STRICKLANDSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 130
- JAMES WRIGHTStaff Sergeant · Panel 3W, Line 130
From Lincoln
- RICHARD LANSING ZICHEKLance Corporal · July 15, 1965
- LEE DAVID ANDERSONStaff Sergeant · February 24, 1966
- HARVEY LEROY ENGELPetty Officer First Class · March 11, 1966
- JOHN A MCCURDYCaptain · April 15, 1966
- PHILIP NEIL MADDOXSergeant · May 28, 1966
- JOHN ERNEST JOHNSONSpecialist Four · November 1, 1966
- LARRY LEE FONTAINEPrivate First Class · November 7, 1966
- DAVID JOSEPH RI BRANSTROMHospitalman · December 8, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · February 6, 1967
- MICHAEL CARL NEWMANSpecialist Four · February 6, 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.