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TERENCE J FOLSOM
Private · U.S. Army
April 21, 1949 – January 23, 1970
Service recordTerence J Folsom, of Rancho Cordova, California, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on January 23, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 59
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 (PVT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- April 21, 1949
- Home of record
- Rancho Cordova, California (Sacramento County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 23, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date January 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 59
- RICHARD THOMAS CARTERSpecialist Four · January 23, 1970
- MICHAEL DALE CASEYCaptain · January 23, 1970
- WILLIAM HOWARD CLARK JRSpecialist Four · January 23, 1970
- RONALD CHARLES DAVISSergeant · January 23, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DEAN ALLEN BORNEMANSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 58
- RONALD CHARLES DAVISSergeant · Panel 14W, Line 59
- WILLIAM H BARTHOLOMEW JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 14W, Line 60
- CAREY ALLEN FOSNAUGHSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 61
From Rancho Cordova
- CHARLES ELZY MORGANMajor · July 6, 1966
- GEORGE FREDERICK MEISTERPrivate First Class · September 10, 1967
- LARRY JAMES WOODSChief Warrant Officer 2 · March 27, 1972
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.