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THOMAS FRANCIS SHAW
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
March 28, 1948 – April 27, 1972
Service recordThomas Francis Shaw, of Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1972, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 8
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- March 28, 1948
- Home of record
- Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (Fond Du Lac County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1972
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1972; two of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
He died in Bình Định Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 8
- KURT FREDERICK WEISMANCaptain · April 26, 1972
- THOMAS KNOWLES DUFFYLieutenant Colonel · April 27, 1972
- ROBERT LEE SOWERSColonel · April 27, 1972
- CLAUD PAUL STROTHERWarrant Officer 1 · April 27, 1972
From Fond Du Lac
- CARL WAYNE GRIMESPrivate First Class · May 5, 1964
- GERALD CARL CAPELLECaptain · April 1, 1965
- CLYDE DUANE DAWSONMajor · March 23, 1966
- CHARLES HERMAN HILLCorporal · June 22, 1966
- RODNEY HOWARD RICKLISeaman · February 15, 1967
- ROY ANTHONY SCHAEFER JRPrivate First Class · March 5, 1967
- PHILIP JOHN KIMPELPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- BLAKE HENRY HALFMANLance Corporal · February 17, 1968
- FREDERICK RAYMOND CASPERFirst Lieutenant · May 9, 1968
- GERALD STANLEY STOZEKSpecialist Four · September 28, 1968
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.