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THOMAS DUANE WORREL
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 12, 1950 – April 23, 1970
Service recordThomas Duane Worrel, of Roanoke, Indiana, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 23, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 42
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)
- A CO 1 RECON BN 1 MARDIV
- Born
- February 12, 1950
- Home of record
- Roanoke, Indiana (Huntington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1970; five of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 42
- BENJAMIN ARNOLD NICKS IIISergeant · April 23, 1970
- JOSEPH DONALD POGUEPrivate First Class · April 23, 1970
- JOHN WILLIAM SNELSONSpecialist Four · April 23, 1970
- LORAN EDGAR SWEAT JRSpecialist Five · April 23, 1970
From Roanoke
- TERRY GENE GRAFTLance Corporal · August 31, 1969
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.