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THOMAS HOWARD BERGREN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 14, 1945 – May 11, 1968
Service recordThomas Howard Bergren, of San Jose, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 11, 1968, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 58E, Line 19 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 58E · Line 19
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 14, 1945
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 11, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
54 names on the Wall carry the date May 11, 1968; six of them were lost in Long An Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 58E, Line 19
- LEONARD JONATHEN BELLSergeant · May 11, 1968
- ROBERT VERNON BENNETTSergeant · May 11, 1968
- PEARL BUSHStaff Sergeant · May 11, 1968
- JAMES GILBERT COLLINSSpecialist Four · May 11, 1968
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.