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THOMAS JOSEPH SILVA
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
December 15, 1948 – April 3, 1970
Service recordThomas Joseph Silva, of Napa, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 3, 1970, in Ba Xugen Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 90
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 15, 1948
- Home of record
- Napa, California (Napa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 3, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Ba Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Ba Xugen Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 90
- ARNOLD TILMAN RIDERStaff Sergeant · April 3, 1970
- WILLIAM THOMAS SMITHCorporal · April 3, 1970
- RICHARD LEE WILKERSONSpecialist Four · April 3, 1970
- JOHN WILLIAM WILSONFirst Lieutenant · April 3, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLARD LEE CLEMONSChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 12W, Line 87
From Napa
- JACK DANIEL LANELLISpecialist Five · August 31, 1965
- EDWARD WARREN WOODRUFFPrivate First Class · November 19, 1966
- GARY WAYNE RODRIGUESSpecialist Four · May 5, 1967
- RICKY ALAN MYERSPrivate First Class · January 29, 1968
- PATRICK DALE MORIARTYChief Petty Officer · March 9, 1968
- ARNOLD JAY FERRARIStaff Sergeant · March 31, 1968
- STEVEN GARY HICKSSpecialist Four · May 22, 1968
- MICHAEL ROY CLASENPetty Officer Third Class · August 25, 1968
- ROBERT LEE COONRODPrivate First Class · August 28, 1968
- ROBERT HENRY BUEHLERPrivate First Class · September 22, 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.