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THOMAS EDWARD CRAIG
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 5, 1945 – June 2, 1967
Service recordThomas Edward Craig, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 2, 1967, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21E, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21E · Line 32
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HS CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV
- Born
- August 5, 1945
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 2, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date June 2, 1967; 33 of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “HS CO 3 BN 5 MAR 1 MARDIV”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21E, Line 32
- JOHN LESLIE CATTONSpecialist Four · June 2, 1967
- LARRY VINCENT CHMIELSecond Lieutenant · June 2, 1967
- DONALD RAY CHRISTYCorporal · June 2, 1967
- DAVID LEE DIXONStaff Sergeant · June 2, 1967
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.