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MICHAEL JONES THOMAS
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 24, 1948 – August 13, 1969
Service recordMichael Jones Thomas, of Sanford, North Carolina, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 13, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 35
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer (1371)
- Born
- October 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Sanford, North Carolina (Lee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 13, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
43 names on the Wall carry the date August 13, 1969; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 19W, Line 35
- RUSSELL MARVIN STAUDTPrivate First Class · August 13, 1969
- ROBERT EARL SWINDLEStaff Sergeant · August 13, 1969
- JOHN BEN VALDEZSergeant · August 13, 1969
- CHARLES VELASQUEZPrivate First Class · August 13, 1969
From Sanford
- BRYAN EUGENE GROGANSecond Lieutenant · July 5, 1965
- SAMUEL BESSStaff Sergeant · November 3, 1965
- ROBERT LINDO SMITHPrivate First Class · February 17, 1966
- LARRY GENE SHEFFIELDSpecialist Four · September 24, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT WILSONPrivate First Class · November 7, 1966
- JERRY WAYNE CURRINLance Corporal · March 30, 1967
- JAMES R SIMPSONWarrant Officer 1 · June 1, 1967
- LEE ROY TAYLORSpecialist Four · July 7, 1967
- ROBERT ALTON WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · October 27, 1967
- DONALD RAY PYRANTCorporal · August 24, 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.