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THOMAS ALFRED GARMAN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 23, 1948 – February 24, 1969
Service recordThomas Alfred Garman, of Richmond, Virginia, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 24, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 35
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Artillery Mechanic (45F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- March 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Richmond, Virginia (Richmond (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 24, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
54 names on the Wall carry the date February 24, 1969; five of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 35
- STEPHEN DALE FACCHINIPrivate · February 24, 1969
- LEWIS MICHAEL FORMANPrivate First Class · February 24, 1969
- HARLAN LESLIE HAHNSpecialist Four · February 24, 1969
- EDWARD MICHAEL RUDITYSCorporal · February 24, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JON BAILEYSpecialist Four · Panel 31W, Line 32
- MERLE FLOYD BUTLER IIWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 31W, Line 32
- WILLIAM C CLINGER IIICorporal · Panel 31W, Line 33
- ANGUS W MCALLISTER JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 31W, Line 38
- JIMMY LEE MYERSSergeant First Class · Panel 31W, Line 38
- RICHARD WAYNE FORDSpecialist Five · Panel 31W, Line 39
From Richmond
- WALTER PRESTON GORHAMMajor · March 16, 1963
- RICHARD SHERWIN JOHNSONCaptain · January 17, 1965
- ROBERT LEE SIMON JRSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM DOSSAirman First Class · April 27, 1965
- CHARLES ARTHUR JENKINSLance Corporal · June 25, 1965
- JAMES HOLMES THORNTONPrivate First Class · November 3, 1965
- SAMUEL STANLEY TOLLIVERPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- MARYLAND CHATTENPrivate · December 24, 1965
- CURTIS J MCGEEStaff Sergeant · February 28, 1966
- TERRY L HARPERSpecialist Four · March 21, 1966
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.