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THOMAS DONALD THOMPSON JR
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 14, 1945 – March 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Donald Thompson JR, of Los Angeles, California, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 2, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 30W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 30W · Line 15
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- July 14, 1945
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 2, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date March 2, 1969; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 121 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 30W, Line 15
- JOHN JOSEPH MEYERPrivate First Class · March 2, 1969
- JOHN ANTHONY PETRICMajor · March 2, 1969
- CARL LEONARD RADTKEFirst Lieutenant · March 2, 1969
- GEORGE HENRY RIPLIEStaff Sergeant · March 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOSEPH LENORD BIDDLESergeant · Panel 30W, Line 10
- PETER ALFRED DUPERRYSpecialist Four · Panel 30W, Line 11
- ANTONIO MENDEZ GARCIAPrivate First Class · Panel 30W, Line 12
- MICHAEL DALE HYATTSergeant · Panel 30W, Line 12
- ROBERT LOUIS HARTERSergeant · Panel 30W, Line 13
- GEORGE HENRY RIPLIEStaff Sergeant · Panel 30W, Line 15
- HAROLD JOHN SMITHSergeant · Panel 30W, Line 16
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 1965
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.