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THOMAS F FLANIGAN II
Captain · U.S. Army
July 18, 1944 – September 15, 1968
Service recordThomas F Flanigan II, of Kenmore, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 15, 1968, in Phong Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 44W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 44W · Line 62
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
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 18, 1944
- Home of record
- Kenmore, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 15, 1968
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Phong Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date September 15, 1968; he was the only one lost in Phong Dinh Province that day. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 44W, Line 62
- RICHARD LEE COOPERSpecialist Four · September 15, 1968
- FRANK WARREN CROSSChief Warrant Officer 3 · September 15, 1968
- JUAN RAMON FELIX-TORRESSpecialist Four · September 15, 1968
- WILLIAM ARTHUR GABRIELSENSpecialist Four · March 10, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM MICHAEL MILLERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 44W, Line 65
From Kenmore
- KENNETH WILLIAM ORTON JRSergeant · April 26, 1967
- GEORGE FRANCIS CATALANOPrivate First Class · July 30, 1967
- ROGER EDWARD KELLYLance Corporal · February 2, 1968
- HARRY JAY KORDASIEWICZPetty Officer Third Class · April 6, 1968
- WILLIAM EIDMAN WILCOX JRSpecialist Four · May 10, 1968
- RONALD SHAFER PIERCEPrivate · May 7, 1969
- JOHN LAWRENCE WARDStaff Sergeant · April 27, 1970
- JOHN GEORGE PAGEPrivate First Class · September 12, 1970
- ROBERT ARTHUR BOJANEKSpecialist Four · November 30, 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.