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THOMAS ALLAN MITCHELL
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 16, 1948 – September 21, 1968
Service recordThomas Allan Mitchell, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on September 21, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 43W, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 43W · Line 56
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 First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- March 16, 1948
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 21, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
43 names on the Wall carry the date September 21, 1968; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 43W, Line 56
- STEVEN ROBERT MAJORFirst Lieutenant · September 21, 1968
- JOHN ALBERT MCGEHEEPrivate First Class · September 21, 1968
- DANIEL EUGENE NELSON JRPrivate First Class · September 21, 1968
- MICHAEL DEAN NYSTULLance Corporal · September 21, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DOUGLAS KEN BARONSpecialist Four · Panel 43W, Line 51
- TED D COLQUHOUNPrivate First Class · Panel 43W, Line 52
- DAVID RUDOLPH LATSCHSpecialist Four · Panel 43W, Line 55
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 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.