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THOMAS COTTON III
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
July 31, 1944 – November 10, 1966
Service recordThomas Cotton III, of Lorena, Texas, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on November 10, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 52 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 52
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- I CO 1 BN 1 MAR 1 MARDIV
- Born
- July 31, 1944
- Home of record
- Lorena, Texas (Mclennan County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 10, 1966
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date November 10, 1966; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 52
- JOHN MICHAEL RIORDANPetty Officer Third Class · November 10, 1966
- ERIC JOHN SCHODERERPetty Officer Third Class · November 10, 1966
- LOWELL EUGENE SCHULTZPrivate First Class · November 10, 1966
- ROBERT GREGORY WILLIAMSONPrivate First Class · November 10, 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.