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THOMAS ARTHUR GODDEAU
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
October 31, 1944 – June 30, 1967
Service recordThomas Arthur Goddeau, of Morrisonville, New York, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 30, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 87
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- October 31, 1944
- Home of record
- Morrisonville, New York (Clinton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 30, 1967
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date June 30, 1967; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 87
- RICHARD HOLT FREUDENTHALLance Corporal · June 30, 1967
- RONALD ALAN GILLYPrivate First Class · June 30, 1967
- JOHN ALEXANDER HOUSE IICaptain · June 30, 1967
- LUTHER HARRIS HOWARDSpecialist Four · June 30, 1967
From Morrisonville
- BRUCE JOSEPH ALLENPrivate First Class · July 7, 1967
- SHERMAN AMOS SORRELLStaff Sergeant · December 15, 1967
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.