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THOMAS ALAN PORTER
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 21, 1948 – February 20, 1970
Service recordThomas Alan Porter, of Waverly, Iowa, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 20, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 38 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 38
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 21, 1948
- Home of record
- Waverly, Iowa (Bremer County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 20, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date February 20, 1970; 12 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 24 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 38
- DAVID ALAN ROGERSSergeant · February 20, 1970
- CLYDE DEAN ROOTPrivate First Class · February 20, 1970
- CLYDE BENJAMIN TATNALLFirst Sergeant · February 20, 1970
- JAMES HAROLD WAULK JRCorporal · February 20, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DENNIS EARL JOYPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 34
- LARRY EDWARD HANDStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 35
- DEXTER DUANE HARBOURSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 35
- MICHAEL LEO HELLERPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 35
- REGGIE WESTEL HINSONSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 36
- CHARLES MICHAEL MEDLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 37
- LEON ABNER MILLERStaff Sergeant · Panel 13W, Line 37
- LARRY DALE PALMERSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 37
- CLYDE DEAN ROOTPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 38
- LARRY DAVID WOODSpecialist Four · Panel 13W, Line 39
- GORDON F ZIMMERMANSergeant First Class · Panel 13W, Line 39
- ROBERT LEE WILSONPrivate First Class · Panel 13W, Line 40
From Waverly
- DONALD PAUL MCGRANEPetty Officer Second Class · July 19, 1967
- PAUL LLOYD MILIUSCaptain · February 27, 1968
- VERLYN CARL BRUNSCorporal · January 11, 1970
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.