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NATHANIEL THOMAS
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 1, 1948 – January 24, 1970
Service recordNathaniel Thomas, of Elmira, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 24, 1970, in Kien Phong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 63 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 63
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Elmira, New York (Chemung County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 24, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Kien Phong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date January 24, 1970; he was the only one lost in Kien Phong Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 63
- THOMAS EARL LITTLEPAGEPrivate First Class · January 24, 1970
- RANDALL EARL PERRYCorporal · January 24, 1970
- ROBERT WAYNE SHELTONCorporal · January 24, 1970
- DONALD RAY YARBOROCorporal · January 24, 1970
From Elmira
- RICHARD FRANK BARNESPrivate First Class · February 18, 1966
- JOHN R COWANSpecialist Four · March 11, 1966
- JOHN ANTHONY VERGALLITOStaff Sergeant · March 20, 1966
- ALEN LOUIS GARDNERPrivate First Class · April 22, 1967
- MYRON STANLEY BEACH JRSergeant First Class · July 10, 1967
- EDWARD JOSEPH BREWERLance Corporal · February 6, 1968
- EUGENE VINCENT SONNERSergeant · February 10, 1968
- FRANK WILLIAM COX JRFirst Lieutenant · July 14, 1968
- JAY DEE RUMSEYCorporal · January 25, 1969
- RICHARD E SLAVENStaff Sergeant · March 29, 1969
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.