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ROBERT MICHAEL THOMPSON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
January 24, 1948 – December 27, 1967
Service recordRobert Michael Thompson, of Tacoma, Washington, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on December 27, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 32E, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32E · Line 83
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 24, 1948
- Home of record
- Tacoma, Washington (Pierce County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 27, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
88 names on the Wall carry the date December 27, 1967; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 96 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32E, Line 83
- THOMAS ALLISON VARNER JRCorporal · December 27, 1967
- ROBERT LESTER VAUGHANLance Corporal · December 27, 1967
- FRANKLIN WEBSTERPrivate First Class · December 27, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMS JRLance Corporal · December 27, 1967
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS EDWARD CASTPrivate First Class · Panel 32E, Line 70
- WILLIAM ROBERT CRITCHFIELDSpecialist Four · Panel 32E, Line 71
From Tacoma
- LOUIE GENE FRITTSPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- JOHN SHAW SABINE IVCaptain · March 30, 1966
- EDGARDO CACERESLance Corporal · May 12, 1966
- HOWARD ANTHONY MESOYEDZGunnery Sergeant · June 2, 1966
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JIMMY GENE BRAISPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL MOORESeaman Apprentice · November 1, 1966
- RAY NIXONSergeant · February 26, 1967
- DONALD L PENDERSergeant · February 26, 1967
- MAX PAUL STARKELCaptain · March 23, 1967
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.