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THOMAS JOSEPH BERNING
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
August 22, 1949 – June 2, 1970
Service recordThomas Joseph Berning, of Newport, Kentucky, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 2, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 133 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 133
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
- August 22, 1949
- Home of record
- Newport, Kentucky (Campbell County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 2, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date June 2, 1970; two of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 133
- MELVIN RALPH WINKSergeant · June 1, 1970
- MICHAEL DENNIS BOHRMANSergeant · June 2, 1970
- DAVID GRAHAM CAMPBELLSergeant · June 2, 1970
- JOHN JAMES CLARKLieutenant Colonel · June 2, 1970
From Newport
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- CHARLES FREDERICK SWOPECaptain · November 9, 1966
- JAY C TIPTONLance Corporal · November 22, 1966
- GARY STEPHEN JORDANPrivate First Class · February 24, 1967
- EDWARD ARTHUR SMITHPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- CLARENCE HALLSpecialist Four · November 20, 1967
- PATRICK EARL BLAGGPrivate First Class · April 12, 1969
- TROY EVERETT POWELLLance Corporal · May 2, 1969
- JOHN EDWARD COTTINGHAMPrivate · September 23, 1969
- GARY LEE SCHNEIDERStaff Sergeant · July 14, 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.