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THOMAS J MAYER
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 16, 1939 – November 22, 1966
Service recordThomas J Mayer, of Dallas, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 22, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 109
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Infantry Unit Commander (71542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 16, 1939
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 22, 1966
- Age
- 27
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date November 22, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 86 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 109
- RICHARD K FINSTERWALDERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- ANTHONY TONY MARTINSpecialist Four · November 22, 1966
- JOHN FRANCIS MCCABEPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- DOCK JEFFERSON PINIONSpecialist Four · November 22, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ALOYSIUS JOHN STUHLPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 110
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.