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THOMAS JAMES TINGLEY
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
February 2, 1948 – December 30, 1967
Service recordThomas James Tingley, of Fairfield, Connecticut, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on December 30, 1967, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 33E, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33E · Line 5
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- February 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Fairfield, Connecticut (Fairfield County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 30, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date December 30, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In December 1967, 937 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 33E, Line 5
- CLARENCE MATTUE ADAMSStaff Sergeant · December 30, 1967
- JOHN WAYNE STILLEYSpecialist Four · December 30, 1967
- LOUIS SUTERA JRSergeant · December 30, 1967
- SMITH SWORDS IIIColonel · December 30, 1967
From Fairfield
- CHARLES EDWARD SAUERMajor · July 7, 1967
- BRUCE MAYNARD THOMASPrivate First Class · January 9, 1968
- ROGER LEE NEGERPrivate First Class · April 17, 1968
- MARK CONSTANT CHENISFirst Lieutenant · October 17, 1968
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.