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THOMAS GARY HAGER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
January 20, 1952 – June 17, 1970
Service recordThomas Gary Hager, of Highland Park, Michigan, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 17, 1970, in Tuyen Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 59 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 59
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rough Terrain Forklift And Loader Operator (62M)
- Unit (as recorded)
- D CO 577 ENG BN 35 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE
- Born
- January 20, 1952
- Home of record
- Highland Park, Michigan (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 17, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Tuyen Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date June 17, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tuyen Duc Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 59
- JOHN DARVIN BELLStaff Sergeant · June 17, 1970
- DEVERTON C COCHRANESergeant First Class · June 17, 1970
- PRESTON HENRY ELLISStaff Sergeant · June 17, 1970
- HAROLD ALFRED GREENSergeant · June 17, 1970
From Highland Park
- NELSON LLOYD HAYESSergeant · February 1, 1966
- ALBERT GEORGE HALLOWELLLieutenant · October 16, 1966
- WILLIAM ROBERT BURNETTLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- BENNY FRANK NIMOXCorporal · July 2, 1967
- JESSIE FLOYD GREENE JRCorporal · October 28, 1967
- RICHARD THOMAS CLARKCorporal · September 13, 1968
- ARNOLD BRUCE WIMBERLYStaff Sergeant · September 16, 1968
- JERRY BAKERSpecialist Four · November 21, 1968
- DAVID ALLIE SAIDESpecialist Four · November 16, 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.