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MICHAEL CLAIR THOMAS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
May 24, 1945 – October 17, 1966
Service recordMichael Clair Thomas, of Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on October 17, 1966, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 85
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Assaultman (0351)
- Born
- May 24, 1945
- Home of record
- Arendtsville, Pennsylvania (Adams County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 17, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 17, 1966; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 85
- ALLAN EUGENE SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 17, 1966
- DAVID PERSHING STATESAirman First Class · October 17, 1966
- STEVEN HAROLD ADAMSMaster Sergeant · October 18, 1966
- RALPH HAROLD ANGSTADTLieutenant Colonel · October 18, 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.