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THOMAS C GARRETT III
Private · U.S. Marine Corps
February 17, 1947 – May 22, 1966
Service recordThomas C Garrett III, of Shreveport, Louisiana, served as a Private in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 22, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 102 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 102
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Automotive Mechanic (3516)
- Born
- February 17, 1947
- Home of record
- Shreveport, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 22, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date May 22, 1966; six of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 102
- GERALD DONALD HOOVERSergeant · May 22, 1966
- DAVID MARVIN JOLLEY JRSpecialist Four · May 22, 1966
- JOHN EDWARD KOCHENSPARGERLance Corporal · May 22, 1966
- ALLAN JAMES KOROMLance Corporal · May 22, 1966
From Shreveport
- DONALD FREDERICK DAVIDSONLance Corporal · October 8, 1963
- ROBERT LEE WOMACKStaff Sergeant · October 11, 1965
- WILLIAM WESLEY BROWNLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- BILLY MARCUS EDWARDSSergeant · May 11, 1966
- BILLY RAY MOFFETTStaff Sergeant · May 27, 1966
- DAVID WILLIS TERRELLCorporal · July 4, 1966
- DALTON EARL JACKSONLance Corporal · October 17, 1966
- ALLAN EUGENE SMITHStaff Sergeant · October 17, 1966
- RAMON ALLEN COPPLELieutenant (junior grade) · October 26, 1966
- WILMER JAY WILLINGHAMWarrant Officer 1 · October 30, 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.