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THOMAS ALLEN HINSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 1, 1948 – July 27, 1969
Service recordThomas Allen Hinson, of Houston, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 27, 1969, in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 57
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Houston, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 27, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Kontum
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date July 27, 1969; four of them were lost in Kon Tum Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 57
- CHARLES LEHMAN HACKWORTHPetty Officer First Class · July 27, 1969
- JOHN HENRY HARRIS JRCorporal · July 27, 1969
- CHARLES EDWARD JOHNSONPrivate First Class · July 27, 1969
- DONALD JOSEPH MACCIOCaptain · July 28, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ERIC EMANUEL BERGQUISTWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 20W, Line 54
- JAMES ALLEN CARRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 20W, Line 55
- JERRY RICHARD DEESPrivate First Class · Panel 20W, Line 55
From Houston
- JOSEPH MICHAEL FAHEY JRCaptain · February 11, 1962
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- RICHARD DALE HILLAirman Second Class · December 6, 1963
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- ALBERT LAWRENCE SHIMEKPrivate First Class · April 10, 1964
- BYRON CLARK STONECaptain · August 20, 1964
- JAMES EDWARD HAVEMANNWarrant Officer 1 · October 7, 1964
- ROBERT GRAHAM BELLMajor · May 16, 1965
- LEROY ANTHONY BOURGEOISPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT FILMORE BATSONSergeant · August 18, 1965
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.