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THEUS JOSEPH POUND
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 3, 1947 – February 8, 1969
Service recordTheus Joseph Pound, of Gaston, South Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 8, 1969, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 88 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 88
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 3, 1947
- Home of record
- Gaston, South Carolina (Lexington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 8, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date February 8, 1969; three of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 88
- ROBERT HAROLD PARCHER JRSpecialist Four · February 8, 1969
- ALEXANDER A S PEOPLESSergeant · February 8, 1969
- BRADFORD PRESTON SAWYERSpecialist Four · February 8, 1969
- JACK ELSWORTH SCHULTZSpecialist Four · February 8, 1969
Same unit, same day
- LONNIE BRIDGESPrivate First Class · Panel 33W, Line 83
- FRED RAYMOND FRAZIER JRSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 84
- ANDREW PEREZ GARCIASpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 84
- PERRY DAVID JOHNSONStaff Sergeant · Panel 33W, Line 86
- JAMES BRUCE MCKNIGHTCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 87
- JAMES MARK SKOMSKISpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 89
- RICHARD LOWELL SKOUBYSpecialist Four · Panel 33W, Line 89
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.