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THOMAS JOSH KELSO JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 27, 1950 – May 20, 1970
Service recordThomas Josh Kelso JR, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1970, in Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 70
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Duty Soldier (57A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 27, 1950
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Khanh Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1970; he was the only one lost in Khanh Hoa Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 70
- ROBERT LEE FOZZARDStaff Sergeant · May 20, 1970
- GARY WAYNE GEARSergeant · May 20, 1970
- KENNETH MERVIN GRAYCorporal · May 20, 1970
- JAMES JOSEPH HAZARDCorporal · May 20, 1970
Same unit, same day
- PAUL BRUCE LAMBERTSONSpecialist Five · Panel 10W, Line 72
- ARTHUR GERALD QUALLSSpecialist Five · Panel 10W, Line 72
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 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.