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THEODORE R LOESCHNER JR
Major · U.S. Air Force
March 6, 1928 – April 24, 1965
Service recordTheodore R Loeschner JR, of Albany, New York, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on April 24, 1965, in Thailand, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 108 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 108
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 6, 1928
- Home of record
- Albany, New York (Albany County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 24, 1965
- Age
- 37
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date April 24, 1965. In April 1965, 61 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 108
- CHARLES M DANSBYCaptain · April 24, 1965
- JOHN E EHRMENTRAUT JRPrivate First Class · April 24, 1965
- DONNIE D EZELLStaff Sergeant · April 24, 1965
- JAMES T GRAYSergeant · April 24, 1965
From Albany
- THOMAS JAMES BERGINCaptain · March 14, 1964
- KEITH ROBERT KNOTTSpecialist Four · May 9, 1966
- ROBERT GEORGE BURRELLPrivate First Class · August 2, 1966
- ARTHUR GERALD MCNALLYPrivate First Class · October 17, 1966
- WILLIAM FENTON DITOROLance Corporal · January 7, 1967
- RICHARD JOHN MOSLEYSpecialist Four · January 27, 1967
- DONALD JAMES SHEEHYSpecialist Four · May 5, 1967
- RICHARD ROCKENSTYRELance Corporal · August 31, 1967
- WILLIAM M VANANTWERP JRCaptain · September 16, 1967
- FRANK MELECAPrivate First Class · October 12, 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.