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THOMAS CHARLES CISAR
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 17, 1950 – December 12, 1970
Service recordThomas Charles Cisar, of Highland, Indiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on December 12, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 6W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 6W · Line 116
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- August 17, 1950
- Home of record
- Highland, Indiana (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 12, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date December 12, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In December 1970, 271 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 9 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 6W, Line 116
- ROGER ALAN BARNHARTLance Corporal · December 12, 1970
- BARRY EDWIN CLARKPrivate First Class · December 12, 1970
- THOMAS ALLEN DUCKETTMajor · December 12, 1970
- GARY LEE GAINERSpecialist Four · December 12, 1970
From Highland
- STEVEN MICHAEL STOFKOCorporal · August 1, 1967
- FREDERICK M GILSINGER JRPrivate First Class · November 13, 1968
- FRED DARREL WHITAKERCorporal · February 15, 1969
- STEVE BLASKOVICH JRCorporal · June 8, 1970
- CALVIN ROBERT GISHPetty Officer Second Class · July 2, 1970
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.