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THOMAS F STROTHERS JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 28, 1944 – May 1, 1968
Service recordThomas F Strothers JR, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 1, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 53E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53E · Line 41
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 28, 1944
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1968
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
85 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1968; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 236 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 53E, Line 41
- JOSEPH LYNWOOD SHREVE JRFirst Lieutenant · May 1, 1968
- RICKEY DOVIE SMITHPrivate · May 1, 1968
- EUSEBIO SOLISPrivate · May 1, 1968
- DAVID ALLEN STREMLERSpecialist Four · May 1, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM LEO HILLPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 33
- LARRY DEAN KELLEYPrivate First Class · Panel 53E, Line 35
- DENNIS D LAWVERSergeant · Panel 53E, Line 35
- DAVID ALLEN STREMLERSpecialist Four · Panel 53E, Line 41
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.