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THOMAS EDWARD BROWN
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 21, 1946 – December 2, 1969
Service recordThomas Edward Brown served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on December 2, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · 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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist (11F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 21, 1946
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 2, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date December 2, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 48 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 15
- DENNIS ALLEN WATSONSpecialist Four · December 1, 1969
- JOHN SILVY ASHSpecialist Four · December 2, 1969
- TRINO BALTAZAR BENAVIDEZCorporal · December 2, 1969
- KENNETH WILLIAM BROWNSpecialist Four · December 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN SILVY ASHSpecialist Four · Panel 15W, Line 15
- ROBERT LE ROY DALTONPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 16
- STACY KRESHOStaff Sergeant · Panel 15W, Line 18
- ROBERT RONALD LEISYSecond Lieutenant · Panel 15W, Line 18
- DARNELL MISTERPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 18
- ALFRED PICKARDPrivate First Class · Panel 15W, Line 19
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.