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THOMAS GEORGE BROCKER
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 17, 1949 – May 5, 1968
Service recordThomas George Brocker, of San Jose, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 5, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 55E, Line 3 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 55E · Line 3
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 82 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- March 17, 1949
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 5, 1968
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
189 names on the Wall carry the date May 5, 1968; 36 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 82nd Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 55E, Line 3
- ANTHONY RODNEY BELLAMYMajor · May 5, 1968
- THEODORE R BONHAM JRSergeant · May 5, 1968
- GARY LEE BOUNDSPrivate First Class · May 5, 1968
- JAMES EDGAR BOWMANStaff Sergeant · May 5, 1968
Same unit, same day
- RENE GEORGES BAUMANNSecond Lieutenant · Panel 55E, Line 1
- JAMES NATHAN CARROLL IIICorporal · Panel 55E, Line 5
- GARY ARNALDO GUASPSecond Lieutenant · Panel 55E, Line 14
- MAX EDWARD NIMPHIE JRCorporal · Panel 55E, Line 25
- ERNEST PAYNESpecialist Five · Panel 55E, Line 26
- AFTON M WATTSCaptain · Panel 55E, Line 34
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 1966
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.