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THOMAS JOHN LAUGHLIN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 31, 1948 – April 13, 1970
Service recordThomas John Laughlin, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 13, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 132 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 132
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- SB 1 BN 39 ARTY
- Born
- October 31, 1948
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 13, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date April 13, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 132
- RICHARD FARLEY HEATHSpecialist Six · April 13, 1970
- JOSE HERNANDEZ JRSeaman · April 13, 1970
- JAMES AUBREY HULSEYPrivate First Class · April 13, 1970
- WLADISLAW KAUSSpecialist Four · April 13, 1970
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.