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MICHAEL HERMAN THOMAS
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
June 21, 1946 – September 14, 1969
Service recordMichael Herman Thomas, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 14, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 88 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 88
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
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 21, 1946
- Home of record
- Hot Springs, Arkansas (Garland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 14, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date September 14, 1969; three of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 71 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 88
- LOYD DEAN ACOSTALance Corporal · September 15, 1969
- ROBERT JOSEPH ARNOLDPetty Officer First Class · September 15, 1969
- WILLIAM TIMOTHY BUSHEYCorporal · September 15, 1969
- WILLIAM FRANKLIN DIGGSSpecialist Four · September 15, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD KEY GRAYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 81
- JOHN ANTHONY HALLADAYPrivate First Class · Panel 18W, Line 82
- DONALD SIDNEY SKIDGELSergeant · Panel 18W, Line 86
From Hot Springs
- LAWRENCE SCOTT MAILHESLieutenant (junior grade) · August 10, 1965
- FRANK RAY NOESergeant First Class · November 1, 1967
- THOMAS FRANKLIN YOUNGSergeant · February 3, 1968
- SOLOMON HUGHEY GODWINChief Warrant Officer 3 · February 5, 1968
- JAMES WILLIAM HOLTMaster Sergeant · February 7, 1968
- ANTHONY WILLIAM HANDLEYCorporal · February 8, 1968
- CLEVELAND EVANS JRStaff Sergeant · March 13, 1968
- BERNIE JACK MOSLEYHospitalman · March 27, 1968
- JOE JUNIOR HIBBLERPrivate First Class · October 3, 1968
- JAMES ARNOLD SINGLETONSergeant · November 2, 1968
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.