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THOMAS JOHN STOPYRA
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 12, 1947 – August 25, 1968
Service recordThomas John Stopyra, of Worcester, Massachusetts, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on August 25, 1968, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 46W, Line 23 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 46W · Line 23
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Worcester, Massachusetts (Worcester County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 25, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
76 names on the Wall carry the date August 25, 1968; he was the only one lost in Hua Nghia Province that day. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 134 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 46W, Line 23
- CORNELIUS F MURPHY JRSpecialist Four · August 25, 1968
- EUGENE RICHARD SKOCHPrivate First Class · August 25, 1968
- FRANKIE LEE SMILEYLance Corporal · August 25, 1968
- FORESTAL ALONZO STEVENSSpecialist Five · August 25, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM THEODORE ANDERSONStaff Sergeant · Panel 46W, Line 11
- ROBERT JOSEPH DORSHAKSpecialist Four · Panel 46W, Line 14
- PATRICK JOHN MCCORMICKCorporal · Panel 46W, Line 18
- JEFFREY WILLIS POHJOLACorporal · Panel 46W, Line 20
- LELAND EUGENE RADLEYPrivate First Class · Panel 46W, Line 21
- CORNELIUS F MURPHY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 46W, Line 23
- JAMES BARRINGTON WESTBROOKCaptain · Panel 46W, Line 25
From Worcester
- THOM THURSTON OSBORNPrivate First Class · January 28, 1966
- DAVID LAWRENCE DRAKE JRHospitalman · March 20, 1966
- ROBERT J DIREDAPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- PAUL RICHARD CAPUANOPrivate First Class · April 1, 1966
- DANIEL VICTOR MANZAROCorporal · April 1, 1966
- RALPH VICTOR RENAULD JRPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- WALTER STEPHAN MOONEYLance Corporal · September 5, 1966
- RICHARD CHARLES JOHNSONPrivate First Class · September 26, 1966
- RUSSELL PETER BOTTMaster Sergeant · December 2, 1966
- ALLAN PHILIP COLLAMORE JRLieutenant Commander · February 4, 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.