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THOMAS FRANK HAGEN
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
April 13, 1950 – February 9, 1970
Service recordThomas Frank Hagen, of Pomona, California, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on February 9, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 117
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
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B BTRY 2 BN 12 ARTY 1 CAV DIV
- Born
- April 13, 1950
- Home of record
- Pomona, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 9, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date February 9, 1970; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 117
- CHARLES RAY BERRYStaff Sergeant · February 9, 1970
- OSCAR JOE GOMEZSergeant · February 9, 1970
- ROBERT EUGENE GRIFFINLieutenant Colonel · February 9, 1970
- JOHN ARTHUR GRINERLieutenant · February 9, 1970
From Pomona
- RICHARD CHRISTIAN SATHERLieutenant (junior grade) · August 5, 1964
- JOHN WESLEY COBBPrivate First Class · February 8, 1966
- RAYMOND CHARLES MARTINSergeant · March 18, 1966
- DOUGLAS EARL MURRAYSergeant · November 5, 1966
- DONALD HENRY ASIREColonel · December 8, 1966
- HOMER LEE REAVESPrivate First Class · January 15, 1967
- RONALD JEROME HENRYLance Corporal · April 27, 1967
- FREDERICK JOHN FORTNERLieutenant Commander · October 17, 1967
- MARVIN HALL TERRYPrivate First Class · February 18, 1968
- THOMAS ANTHONY ECKLSpecialist Four · February 20, 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.