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THOMAS EDWARD EPPERSON
Sergeant · U.S. Air Force
November 6, 1950 – June 9, 1971
Service recordThomas Edward Epperson, of Bluefield, Virginia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He died on June 9, 1971, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 70
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 6, 1950
- Home of record
- Bluefield, Virginia (Tazewell County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 9, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date June 9, 1971; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 70
- THOMAS HOYT FARMERSpecialist Four · June 8, 1971
- HIAWATHA HENRY WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · June 8, 1971
- STEPHEN KNIGHT MASDENSpecialist Four · June 9, 1971
- JOHN RICHARD MICKLESpecialist Five · June 9, 1971
From Bluefield
- DANIEL CORTEZ REESEAirman First Class · March 9, 1967
- JACK PARIS DOVE SRCaptain · July 12, 1967
- WILLIAM DAVID PRUETTSenior Master Sergeant · January 28, 1970
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.