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THOMAS BARRY CHRISTIAN
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 25, 1949 – August 6, 1968
Service recordThomas Barry Christian, of Bluefield, West Virginia, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 6, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 49W, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 49W · Line 19
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
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- September 25, 1949
- Home of record
- Bluefield, West Virginia (Mercer County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 6, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date August 6, 1968; seven of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 49W, Line 19
- ERNESTO F CASTRO JRPrivate First Class · August 6, 1968
- ROBERT GERALD FANTECorporal · August 6, 1968
- STEVEN WYLIE HUTCHINGSLance Corporal · August 6, 1968
- CHARLES THOMAS NANCEPrivate First Class · August 6, 1968
From Bluefield
- EDWARD LARRY STEWARTSergeant · October 12, 1965
- CARL L MUNSEYStaff Sergeant · March 30, 1966
- GEORGE WASHINGTON FROESpecialist Four · April 9, 1967
- JAMES FREEMAN HUNDLEYPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
- WILLIAM ALLEN BLACKWELLPrivate First Class · May 18, 1967
- HOWARD WILLIAM JONESStaff Sergeant · June 30, 1967
- FREDDIE ESTERSCorporal · July 6, 1967
- EDWARD JUNIOR SIMONSCorporal · October 14, 1967
- CHARLES RODNEY MORRISLance Corporal · July 6, 1968
- CHARLES DEAN PLUMMERChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 14, 1968
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.