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THOMAS JOSEPH MARTINO
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 8, 1948 – July 18, 1969
Service recordThomas Joseph Martino, of Tampa, Florida, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 18, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 15
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 8, 1948
- Home of record
- Tampa, Florida (Hillsborough County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 18, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date July 18, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 64 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 15
- JOHN SPAULDING KRAABELLance Corporal · July 18, 1969
- DONALD ARTHUR LAPESFirst Lieutenant · July 18, 1969
- ROGER DALE LAWSONPrivate First Class · July 18, 1969
- JOHN PAUL MADDENCorporal · July 18, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DEAN BROOKS ALLENFirst Lieutenant · Panel 20W, Line 13
- RODNEY JOHN EVANSSergeant · Panel 20W, Line 14
- HENRY ONEIL WILHOITEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 20W, Line 16
From Tampa
- THOMAS ISAAC LEDBETTERCaptain · June 19, 1964
- HENRY JOSEPH GALLANTMaster Sergeant · July 13, 1965
- JOHN BELL JRLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- ERICH SIMKAITISSpecialist Five · September 9, 1965
- LAURENCE MICHAEL KINGCorporal · September 28, 1965
- MACK CECIL COXSergeant · November 17, 1965
- GUY HECTOR MCCAREYMajor · November 27, 1965
- RICHIE HUMES SCHMITTLance Corporal · December 9, 1965
- JOHNNIE GRANTSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ISIAH FOSTERLance Corporal · March 23, 1966
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.