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THOMAS EARL HASLET
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 25, 1948 – May 7, 1970
Service recordThomas Earl Haslet, of Redondo Beach, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 7, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 124
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)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- November 25, 1948
- Home of record
- Redondo Beach, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 7, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date May 7, 1970; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 124
- LAWRENCE JOHN HERMAN IIIChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 7, 1970
- WILLIAM ERAY HOWELLSergeant · May 7, 1970
- LLOYD WILNER JACKSONSergeant · May 7, 1970
- ARTHUR NELSON KANGASSpecialist Four · May 7, 1970
From Redondo Beach
- EDMUND FRANCIS THORNELLCaptain · September 10, 1966
- PHILIP HARRY JOHNSONPrivate First Class · February 2, 1967
- EDWARD ARTHUR PAINEPetty Officer Third Class · May 17, 1967
- GREGORY RAY GINGERICHPetty Officer Second Class · May 25, 1967
- ROGER MILTON POIRIERSergeant · August 2, 1967
- CHRISTIAN LARS WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · October 2, 1967
- GARY MICHAEL DIAZCorporal · February 4, 1968
- ROBERT JOSEPH NARDELLISpecialist Four · February 9, 1968
- BARRY WAYNE HOOPERLieutenant · March 5, 1968
- KARL LUCASStaff Sergeant · April 25, 1968
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.