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JOHN MERLE THAYER
Airman First Class · U.S. Air Force
July 11, 1951 – October 17, 1970
Service recordJohn Merle Thayer, of Toledo, Ohio, served as an Airman First Class in the U.S. Air Force. He died on October 17, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 6
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Airman First Class (A1C)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- July 11, 1951
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 17, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date October 17, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 6
- CHARLES EDWARD THOMASChief Petty Officer · October 17, 1970
- BENTON CLAUDE WILLIAMSONSpecialist Four · October 17, 1970
- JOHN CARL ZAGERCorporal · October 17, 1970
- RAE ARVID BAILEYSergeant · October 18, 1970
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 1966
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.