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THOMAS J WILEY
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
May 18, 1947 – May 13, 1972
Service recordThomas J Wiley, of Monroe, Louisiana, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 13, 1972, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 25 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 25
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- May 18, 1947
- Home of record
- Monroe, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 13, 1972
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date May 13, 1972; he was the only one lost in Thừa Thiên Province that day. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
He died in Thừa Thiên Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 25
- DENNIS CLARKE CRESSEYCaptain · May 12, 1972
- WILLIAM HENRY OSTERMEYERCaptain · May 12, 1972
- RALPH PETER DUPONT JRLieutenant · May 16, 1972
- JOHN WILBURN ADAMSCaptain · May 17, 1972
From Monroe
- RONNIE JOE HERRINGTONCorporal · January 19, 1966
- HOSEA DENNIS ADAMSpecialist Four · May 18, 1966
- JAMES ODAS MCKINNEYPrivate First Class · June 16, 1966
- CLAIBORNE LAVELLE SHAWLance Corporal · September 17, 1966
- PETER LITTLELance Corporal · November 16, 1966
- TROY BEALINAirman First Class · November 26, 1966
- JOHN EDWARD CARMACKSpecialist Four · May 12, 1967
- BOBBY GAYLE STANFORDPrivate · May 12, 1967
- HARRIS VONZELL DAVISSpecialist Four · June 7, 1967
- DONALD JACK CROCKERMajor · July 15, 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.