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THOMAS JOSEPH LYONS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 31, 1948 – July 7, 1969
Service recordThomas Joseph Lyons, of Jamaica, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 7, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 76
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Medical Specialist (91B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- March 31, 1948
- Home of record
- Jamaica, New York (Queens County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1969; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 76
- JAMES D KNOWLESSergeant · July 7, 1969
- RAYMOND PAUL KURTIKSergeant · July 7, 1969
- FRANK LEVATOSpecialist Four · July 7, 1969
- DANA LEROY MACESpecialist Five · July 7, 1969
From Jamaica
- THOMAS JAMESSergeant · November 17, 1965
- REUBEN BUTCHERSergeant · May 14, 1966
- JOHN GREEN JRCorporal · May 24, 1966
- LESTER JONESPrivate First Class · July 20, 1966
- KENNETH PARTLOWAirman Second Class · August 27, 1966
- BRUCE MARTIN SMITHPrivate First Class · August 29, 1966
- VINCENT TORRESPrivate First Class · January 4, 1967
- ISRAEL ALICEAStaff Sergeant · February 10, 1967
- MOSES GREENSpecialist Four · March 3, 1967
- BARRY FRANCIS PRICELance Corporal · March 26, 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.