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THOMAS DANIEL WOOD JR
Master Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
September 1, 1931 – May 21, 1972
Service recordThomas Daniel Wood JR, of Sparks, Georgia, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 21, 1972, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 29 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 29
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
- Master Sergeant (MSGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 1, 1931
- Home of record
- Sparks, Georgia (Cook County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 21, 1972
- Age
- 40
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date May 21, 1972; two of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Trị Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 29
- GORDON ELLIOTT STONEMajor · May 21, 1972
- CHARLES EDWARD BARNETTCommander · May 23, 1972
- JAMES ARTHUR BAREFIELDWarrant Officer 1 · May 24, 1972
- DAVID ALAN BAUSCHSpecialist Four · May 24, 1972
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.