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THOMAS KNOWLES DUFFY
Lieutenant Colonel · U.S. Marine Corps
December 30, 1933 – April 27, 1972
Service recordThomas Knowles Duffy, of Miami, Florida, served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on April 27, 1972, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 8
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. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Pilot Vmfa F-4s (I) (7522)
- Born
- December 30, 1933
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1972
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Nam Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 8
- KURT FREDERICK WEISMANCaptain · April 26, 1972
- THOMAS FRANCIS SHAWFirst Lieutenant · April 27, 1972
- ROBERT LEE SOWERSColonel · April 27, 1972
- CLAUD PAUL STROTHERWarrant Officer 1 · April 27, 1972
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 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.