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THOMAS EDWARD GUY
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 7, 1950 – September 8, 1969
Service recordThomas Edward Guy, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 8, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 58
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- December 7, 1950
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 8, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date September 8, 1969; three of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 28 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 58
- AMBROSE H BROOKS JRSpecialist Four · September 8, 1969
- ANTHONY JOSEPH BROULLONMajor · September 8, 1969
- EDWARD LEE DAVISSpecialist Four · September 8, 1969
- ENOCH HAMPTONSpecialist Four · September 8, 1969
Same unit, same day
- GARY THOMAS BENJAMINCorporal · Panel 18W, Line 57
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.