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THOMAS EDWARD NICHOLS
Captain · U.S. Army
April 1, 1938 – February 1, 1969
Service recordThomas Edward Nichols, of Amarillo, Texas, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 30. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 33 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 33
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- April 1, 1938
- Home of record
- Amarillo, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1969
- Age
- 30
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1969; three of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 33
- DONALD ALFRED LUNALieutenant Colonel · February 1, 1969
- NEIL HOWARD MACKILLOPSpecialist Four · February 1, 1969
- TOM RICHARD MUELLERSergeant · February 1, 1969
- MICHAEL PHILLIP RICEPrivate First Class · February 1, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES HOWARD WARDSpecialist Five · Panel 33W, Line 35
From Amarillo
- RONALD DICKERSON HINESFirst Lieutenant · April 26, 1964
- DONALD WAYNE BEARDLieutenant Commander · December 9, 1964
- DOUGLAS DULANE MACKWarrant Officer 1 · April 19, 1965
- STANLEY L SAPPCaptain · December 4, 1965
- L V THOMAS JRPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT CROLEYPlatoon Sergeant · July 19, 1966
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · August 8, 1966
- KENT PALMER FURPHYSergeant · November 12, 1966
- ARTHUR KASIMI TYSZKIEWICZLieutenant Commander · January 14, 1967
- CLIFFORD GORDON DAVISCorporal · April 30, 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.