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THOMAS C MCEWEN JR
Captain · U.S. Air Force
October 22, 1929 – February 24, 1965
Service recordThomas C McEwen JR, of Nashville, Tennessee, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 24, 1965, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 93
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- October 22, 1929
- Home of record
- Nashville, Tennessee (Davidson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 24, 1965
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date February 24, 1965; two of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In February 1965, 54 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 93
- RONALD SEFTON GAFFNEYSpecialist Five · February 19, 1965
- ROBERT FRANCIS RONCAMajor · February 19, 1965
- NORMAN ELLIOTT JRSpecialist Four · February 20, 1965
- LAWRENCE WICKS JORDANCaptain · February 21, 1965
From Nashville
- ALVIN G PARKERPrivate First Class · February 7, 1965
- DALLAS LAWSONPrivate First Class · February 10, 1965
- VARIS SAVAGE JRSergeant · November 6, 1965
- JOHN EDWARD FUQUASecond Lieutenant · January 31, 1966
- JOE KENNETH TAYLORSpecialist Four · February 22, 1966
- CLARENCE MITCHELLSergeant · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS EDWARD HOLTPrivate · March 30, 1966
- ROGER DALE JARRELLPrivate First Class · April 3, 1966
- JASPER LEE KEENSergeant · May 19, 1966
- JAMES PATRICK ODONNELLSergeant · January 25, 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.