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THOMAS HAROLD FURNISH
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
July 11, 1951 – February 19, 1970
Service recordThomas Harold Furnish, of Miami, Florida, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 19, 1970, in Kien Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 32
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 Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 11, 1951
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 19, 1970
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Kien Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date February 19, 1970; he was the only one lost in Kien Tuong Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 32
- DICKEY LARUE COOLEYSpecialist Four · February 19, 1970
- LARRY THOMAS HARRISONStaff Sergeant · February 19, 1970
- PHILLIP FRANK HULTSSergeant · February 19, 1970
- MANUEL TOMAS MONTOYASpecialist Four · February 19, 1970
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 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.