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THOMAS JOSEPH DENISCO
Private First Class · U.S. Army
June 1, 1947 – May 6, 1968
Service recordThomas Joseph Denisco, of Mt Vernon, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 6, 1968, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 56E, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 56E · Line 5
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Pioneer (12A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B CO 168 ENG BN USARV
- Born
- June 1, 1947
- Home of record
- Mt Vernon, New York (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 6, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
102 names on the Wall carry the date May 6, 1968; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 56E, Line 5
- GEORGE LOUIS DALESergeant First Class · May 6, 1968
- JAMES WILLIAM DIALStaff Sergeant · May 6, 1968
- DENNIS PAUL DUNSINGPrivate First Class · May 6, 1968
From Mt Vernon
- JOHN HOWARD GRIFFITHPrivate First Class · February 1, 1966
- ANTHONY ROBERT VALENTINOPrivate First Class · February 15, 1966
- JORGE L FERNANDEZSpecialist Four · June 8, 1966
- MICHAEL ALFRED CUNNIONPrivate First Class · July 15, 1966
- DAVID STEWART BOYDSergeant First Class · November 14, 1966
- MICHAEL ALBERT KRAFTSpecialist Four · January 9, 1967
- RAYMOND COLUMBUS JACKSONPrivate First Class · January 15, 1967
- MOSES JOHN LEWISCorporal · December 31, 1967
- DONALD BRUCE SMALLFirst Lieutenant · February 2, 1968
- ROBERT THOMAS MADELSpecialist Four · May 1, 1968
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.