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THOMAS EARL MACKEY
Constructionman · U.S. Navy
June 19, 1949 – April 14, 1971
Service recordThomas Earl Mackey, of Riverside, California, served as a Constructionman in the U.S. Navy. He died on April 14, 1971, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 123
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. Navy
- Rank
- Constructionman (CN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Equipment Operator (EO)
- Born
- June 19, 1949
- Home of record
- Riverside, California (Riverside County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 14, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date April 14, 1971; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 123
- CHRISTOPHER LORING MAHERPetty Officer Second Class · March 15, 1968
- WILLIAM CARROLL ELROD JRMajor · April 14, 1971
- ROY RAY HALLCorporal · April 14, 1971
- JAMES JILES JRStaff Sergeant · April 14, 1971
- RONNIE ALBERT KERRPrivate First Class · April 14, 1971
From Riverside
- THEODORE BERT PHILLIPSStaff Sergeant · October 24, 1964
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- FRANK BRENNAN PARISHLance Corporal · June 18, 1966
- BRAD WILLIAM MORANDPrivate First Class · July 12, 1966
- ROBBIN ADAIR GOODWINPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- PATRICK LEE WOODLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- VINCENT JOSEPH BENEGASLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- RICHARD ELZIE VEACHSpecialist Four · May 28, 1967
- DENNIS EUGENE MONFILSPrivate First Class · June 3, 1967
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · July 2, 1967
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.