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THOMAS JAY HAYES IV
Captain · U.S. Army
September 8, 1943 – April 17, 1968
Service recordThomas Jay Hayes IV, of Arlington, Virginia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 17, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 50E, Line 29 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 50E · Line 29
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 8, 1943
- Home of record
- Arlington, Virginia (Arlington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 17, 1968
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
54 names on the Wall carry the date April 17, 1968; 12 of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 79 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 50E, Line 29
- JOHN WAYNE HELDLieutenant Colonel · April 17, 1968
- JOHN DAVIS HOUSTON JRPrivate First Class · April 17, 1968
- THEODORE HUBBARD JRPrivate First Class · April 17, 1968
- GEORGE ALEX HUDSON JRStaff Sergeant · April 17, 1968
Same unit, same day
- JAMES PATRICK BOYLESergeant · Panel 50E, Line 26
- ROBERT CLOYCE HAMPSHIRESpecialist Four · Panel 50E, Line 28
- GEORGE ALEX HUDSON JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 50E, Line 29
- ROBERT FRANK SERIOCaptain · Panel 50E, Line 33
- HOWARD C WILLIAMS JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 50E, Line 35
From Arlington
- DAVID WEBSTERMajor · March 10, 1963
- THOMAS THEODORE MCLARNONSergeant · May 29, 1965
- JOHN THOMAS STICHERWarrant Officer 1 · December 6, 1965
- JOHN HENRY FULCHERPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- KEITH ALLEN CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · February 8, 1967
- JAMES DOHERTY HUNTERFirst Lieutenant · February 21, 1967
- GEORGE ELLIS BYRDPrivate First Class · February 26, 1967
- ROBERT HENRY OSBORN JONESAirman First Class · February 27, 1967
- LEROY PRESTON BOHRERMajor · March 9, 1967
- ANDREW THOMAS CASTELDASpecialist Four · March 12, 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.