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THOMAS HOYT FARMER
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
August 12, 1950 – June 8, 1971
Service recordThomas Hoyt Farmer, of Eugene, Oregon, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on June 8, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 70
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- August 12, 1950
- Home of record
- Eugene, Oregon (Lane County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 8, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date June 8, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In June 1971, 181 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 70
- HIAWATHA HENRY WILLIAMSSpecialist Four · June 8, 1971
- THOMAS EDWARD EPPERSONSergeant · June 9, 1971
- STEPHEN KNIGHT MASDENSpecialist Four · June 9, 1971
- JOHN RICHARD MICKLESpecialist Five · June 9, 1971
From Eugene
- JOHN DAVID MUSGROVECaptain · October 4, 1965
- ROBERT S SHRIVER JRSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- ROBERT KNAPP COLLINSCorporal · December 8, 1965
- SELWIN DEROY WISDOMLieutenant Colonel · January 17, 1966
- RONALD ARTHUR HEINTZPetty Officer Second Class · September 22, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD ANDREWSLieutenant Colonel · October 5, 1966
- JAMES WARREN CARTWRIGHTSergeant · May 23, 1967
- ARTHUR ALBERT ERWINSpecialist Four · July 10, 1967
- ROBERT HOMER HARDENBROOKStaff Sergeant · August 1, 1967
- RONALD JOSEPH CARTWRIGHTPrivate First Class · October 7, 1967
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.