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THOMAS ANDREW MADDEN II
Captain · U.S. Army
June 19, 1943 – January 26, 1970
Service recordThomas Andrew Madden II, of Chicago, Illinois, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 26, 1970, in Binh Thuy Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 69 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 69
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 199 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 19, 1943
- Home of record
- Chicago, Illinois (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 26, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Binh Thuy
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date January 26, 1970; three of them were lost in Binh Thuy Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 199th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 69
- JOHN JOSEPH KOSSpecialist Four · January 26, 1970
- DENNIS WESLEY MOORESergeant · January 26, 1970
- RAYMOND PLATEROPrivate First Class · January 26, 1970
- ROBERT WILLIAM READYSergeant · January 26, 1970
Same unit, same day
- THOMAS ROY TENNISSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 70
- WILLIAM LEE WOODSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 70
From Chicago
- MELVIN LESTER WATERSPrivate · February 10, 1965
- WILLIAM RALPH FUHRMANPetty Officer Third Class · April 23, 1965
- RAYMOND LEON HORNCorporal · May 1, 1965
- ARTHUR C JEPSON JRCaptain · May 16, 1965
- DONALD CLAY DEDMONStaff Sergeant · June 10, 1965
- ROGER PELIKANLance Corporal · July 17, 1965
- HARRY COHENTechnical Sergeant · July 19, 1969
- CURTIS LOCKHARTPrivate First Class · July 30, 1965
- EDWARD KOPECPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- JAMES LEO WHITELance Corporal · August 19, 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.