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THOMAS JEROME CASEY JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
October 17, 1944 – February 16, 1969
Service recordThomas Jerome Casey JR, of Wantagh, New York, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 16, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 42
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 17, 1944
- Home of record
- Wantagh, New York (Nassau County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 16, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date February 16, 1969; he was the only one lost in Binh Long Province that day. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 42
- STEPHEN BLANNLance Corporal · February 16, 1969
- THOMAS MICHAEL CASEY JRLance Corporal · February 16, 1969
- MICHAEL RAY COONPrivate First Class · February 16, 1969
- ROBERT DUNBARPrivate First Class · February 16, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN SCOTT PINNEYSergeant · Panel 32W, Line 46
From Wantagh
- PARKER DRESSER CRAMERFirst Lieutenant · May 6, 1963
- SALVATORE FRANK POLIZZIPrivate First Class · July 12, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD MOLANOPrivate First Class · October 9, 1967
- TERENCE PATRICK JORDANLance Corporal · January 7, 1968
- KENNETH EDWARD MESSENGERChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 5, 1968
- STEVEN ROBERT FRESEPrivate First Class · September 11, 1968
- EDWARD FRANCIS BARRYSergeant · February 15, 1969
- RAYMOND CHARLES GRAVER JRSpecialist Four · April 5, 1970
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.