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THOMAS EDWARD WILSON
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 16, 1949 – April 1, 1970
Service recordThomas Edward Wilson, of Mt Morris, Michigan, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1970, in Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 78
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 173 AIRBORNE BDE
- Born
- April 16, 1949
- Home of record
- Mt Morris, Michigan (Genesee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phu Yen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1970; five of them were lost in Phu Yen Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 12W, Line 78
- STEVEN JAMES WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · April 1, 1970
- JOHN EDWARD YOUNGCorporal · April 1, 1970
- DONALD GLENN ARMSTRONGSergeant First Class · April 2, 1970
- MICHAEL EDWARD BORGESSergeant · April 2, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CARTER WAYNE DOWDStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 66
- ROBERT GENE FLOYDSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 67
- DAVID WELCHCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 77
- CLIFTON P WHEELHOUSE JRSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 77
- JOHN EDWARD YOUNGCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 78
From Mt Morris
- NORMAN LEE ROY HOYTPrivate First Class · September 21, 1966
- LARRY EDWARD GREENCorporal · March 26, 1968
- DAVID LEE ADAMSSpecialist Four · August 19, 1968
- GERARD JAMES BLUME JRPrivate First Class · November 21, 1968
- WILLIAM HENRY STOUT IIISpecialist Four · April 28, 1969
- DENNIS MICHAEL TOPOLINSKICorporal · January 18, 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.